The Rowan County Board of
Commissioners voted Monday to
ask the N.C. Geodetic Survey Division for help in determining the
boundary line between Rowan and
Cabarrus counties.
According to Rowan County Attorney Jay Dees, the Geographic
Information System (GIS) departments of the two counties do not

agree on a consistent boundary
line.
“Also, we have bits and pieces
of some survey work that’s been
done that reflects yet a third location of the line between the two
counties,” Dees said. “This is the
first action we need to take to begin the process of trying to determine where the line is, and then
whether Cabarrus and Rowan
agree that’s where line should be.”
He said the resolution to be ap-

proved by commissioners was the
first step in determining where
the boundary falls. Cabarrus and
Rowan counties must then decide
whether or not they agree on the
line mapped by the state and make
adjustments.
The issue was brought forward,
Dees said, by a property owner at
the edge of the county who wants
to develop that property. Rowan
County recognizes a line that divides the property, so the county

doesn’t have total jurisdiction. According to Cabarrus County,
though, the property lies within
Rowan County and should be dealt
with here.
“When we determine where we
think the line should be, there are
obviously a lot of people that could
be impacted by the change in recognizing a different line,” Dees
said. “They may be voting for
Cabarrus County Commissioners
instead of Rowan County Commis-

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sioners, or they might be in Rowan
schools instead of Cabarrus
schools.”
He said the county needs to
make the process “public information intensive” and said county
staff members have already
scheduled meetings with some impacted residents.
In other news, commissioners
discussed the need for outside le-

County Commissioner Jon Barber will
not face criminal charges in relation to allegations that he was drunk in his sixthgrade classroom at Southeast Middle School
on May 19, the day before
he resigned his teaching
job.
District Attorney Bill
Kenerly said in a prepared
statement Monday there
were no criminal violations
involving students and that
Barber could not be “successfully prosecuted” for
BARBER
other crimes based on
blood-alcohol test results
obtained by the Rowan-Salisbury School
System.
In response to the news, Barber said,
“I'm glad that the process has concluded itself, and I'm very relieved that they have
conducted a very professional investigation.”
Barber told the Post at the time he left
the school early that day and told administrators he was resigning “to pursue other
opportunities.” School system officials have
said only that Barber resigned for personal reasons.
He subsequently admitted to battling
with alcoholism, but he has not publicly
elaborated or changed his story about what
happened that day at Southeast Middle.
Multiple sources told the Post, however,
that Barber was removed from his classroom by Southeast Principal Skip Kraft because of suspicion that he was drunk. Students were preparing to take end-of-grade
tests when the incident occurred.
In his statement Monday, Kenerly said
Barber “was escorted from the premises of
Southeast Middle School and subsequently
resigned” his teaching job.
Kenerly said an SBI investigation led
him to conclude “there was no violation of
the criminal law involving any student.”
He went on to say the school system uses
a device known as an Intoxilyzer 400 to test
employees suspected of having alcohol in
their systems while at work. That device —
a handheld alcohol concentration tester that
a person blows into — is not among those
approved for use in the state’s justice system.
“The results obtained through the use of
this device are not admissible in the courts
of North Carolina, and no law enforcement
officer administered sobriety tests to Mr.
Barber,” Kenerly wrote. “Under these circumstances it is my professional opinion
that motor vehicle or other offenses could
not be successfully prosecuted. Therefore
criminal charges will not be filed.”
Kenerly obtained a court order requiring the school system to turn over results
of the blood-alcohol test administered to
Barber on May 19. The court order prohib-

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A public hearing for the proposed Rowan County brought out more than 150 supporters for the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Salisbury Attorney Carlyle Sherrill spoke in favor of RSSS.

Bright yellow-green shirts with
black letters spelling “MEET
HALFWAY” filled the county commissioner’s meeting room to overflowing Monday evening.
About 150 people wore the shirts
in support of Rowan-Salisbury
Schools at the Board of Commissioners’ public hearing on the budget.
The school system’s Parent-Teacher
Association gave them away outside
the county administration building,
soon finding that they didn’t have
enough shirts for the people who
wanted them.
The simply stated slogan is a request for commissioners to fund at

least half of Rowan-Salisbury
Schools’ $3.3 million budget increase.
The Board of Education would then
match that amount from its fund balance.
The hearing drew about 200 people, who filled the meeting and overflow rooms and spilled out into the
hallway.
Of the 34 people who spoke during
Monday’s public hearing, 19 focused
on public school funding. Administrators, teachers, parents and students shared with commissioners
why they felt schools needed the
board’s help.
Patty Overcash, president of the
Rowan-Salisbury Schools PTA Coun-

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Patty Overcash, President of the County Parent Teachers Association, speaks.

Fire claims Salisbury auto detailing business
B Y J ESSIE B URCHETTE

jburchette@salisburypost.com

A Jake Alexander Boulevard
business was destroyed by a fire
early Monday.
And the building’s owner ended up handcuffed and on the
ground while trying to save his
two dogs.
Salisbury Auto Spa, a car detailing business at 1500 Jake
Alexander Blvd., is a total loss,
according to Terry Smith, city
fire marshal.
The business is located behind Jake Alexander Auto Sales.
Smith, Salisbury Police officers and the N.C. State Bureau
of Investigation were on the
scene Monday trying to determine the cause of the fire.
Mark Honeycutt of Hillcrest
Ridge Drive, owner of the build-

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ing that houses the Auto Spa and
of Jake Alexander Auto Sales,
was charged with with resist, obstruct and delay.
Police reported Honeycutt refused to comply with commands
to stop.
Honeycutt said late Monday
he was determined to save his
two West German shepherds,
Dirk and Hans.
“Would I do it again? I probably would,” Honeycutt said.
Around 3 a.m., police called
his home. He said police told his
wife that his business, Jake
Alexander Auto Sales at 1500
Jake Alexander Blvd., was on
fire.
He recalled that his first
words were, “Oh my gosh, I’ve
got to get the dogs.”
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The burned shell is what remains of Salisbury AutoSpa at 1500
Jake Alexander Blvd. The building caught on fire early Monday.
and Jake Alexander Boulevard,
he said, police had the road
blocked.
He went through, telling an

cil, was one of the first to
speak.
“We’re wearing our ‘meet
halfway’ shirts tonight not in
protest against you, but asking for a partnership with
you,” Overcash said. “We’ll
do our part, and we’ll meet
you halfway.”
Larry Wright, of Salisbury, asked why the school
board couldn’t use its $6 million fund balance to provide
the $3 million it needs. He
also urged commissioners to
look at central office staff
and ask themselves whether
all those positions are necessary.
“In hard times, private
companies often re-organize
so that they can do more with
fewer people and thus save
money,” Wright said. “It’s
time for the school board to
do this and to reduce the administrative costs of running
our schools.”
Dr. Jim Emerson, chairman of the Rowan-Salisbury
Board of Education, said the
school system will be facing
a “huge funding cliff” when

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As he turned onto the car
lot, Honeycutt said all he saw
was smoke and flames. “I didn't realize it was the back
building.”
Instead, he thought the
building housing the car sales
business was on fire.
“When I got out of the car,
I headed straight for my
dogs, my babies. … I took two
steps. I got tackled. I was on
the ground and put in handcuffs,” Honeycutt said. He estimated he remained in handcuffs from around 3:15 a.m.
to 5:30 a.m., when he was released without posting bond.
He immediately went to

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ited Kenerly from disclosing
the results of the test —
which are part of Barber’s
personnel record — unless
they were to be used in a
court proceeding.
On Monday afternoon,
Barber attended his first
regular meeting of the
Rowan County Board of
Commissioners since his
resignation from the school
system and admission of alcoholism. No one spoke during the comment period at
the beginning of the uneventful regular meeting.
After the meeting, Barber
said he is attending professional counseling sessions
once a week, along with regular group sessions and
meetings of a local recovery
program.
“I do want to deeply apologize to my family, my fiancee, my work colleagues
and my supporters,” Barber

check on Hans and Dirk. The
dogs were in the office at
Jake Alexander Auto Sales
and were fine.
“I know you’re supposed to
listen to police, but you want
to save your loved ones,
whether dogs or people,” he
said.
Salisbury firefighters responded to the call at 3 a.m.
They found the 55-by-30-foot
metal structure in flames.
Smith said firefighters
took up defensive positions
because of the intense fire.
Honeycutt said he is working with the owner of the auto
detailing business, John
Branch, and the insurance
company.
Surveillance recordings
have been turned over to police.

said. “I am following a professional assessment program and will complete that
as prescribed. In the meantime, I want to state that I
miss and love my Southeast
Middle School family.”
Now that Barber has resigned form the school system, he said is working on
future business plans with
private investors. He said he
recently took his first vacation in five years on the advice of his counselor.
Barber pleaded guilty to
driving while impaired in
2008 after he was found in
February of that year passed
out in his car near the corner of Sherrills Ford and
Long Branch roads. His
blood-alcohol content at that
time was .18, more than
twice the legal limit.
Barber was the leading
vote-getter in the May Republican primary for county commissioner and has
said he will continue his
campaign for another term
on the board.

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gal counsel in response to
a renewed effort to bring a
radio tower to Mt. Ulla.
Gig Hilton, president of
Davidson County Broadcasting, submitted a conditional use permit Wednesday for the construction of
a 1,200-foot broadcast tower. It would be located in
Mount Ulla, on property
owned by Richard L. and
Dorcas Parker.
In November 2006, commissioners voted to deny
the Parkers a permit for a
1,350-foot broadcast tower
on the property to serve
Davidson County Broadcasting. Hilton appealed
the county’s decision. In
September 2007, a threejudge panel of the N.C.
Court of Appeals upheld
the denial, and so did the
N.C. Supreme Court.
During those proceedings, Rowan County was
represented by Anthony
Fox of the Parker Poe law
firm.
The board voted unanimously Monday to bring
him in again, but Chairman
Carl Ford requested that
the county wait as long as
possible to call on his services.
“This gentleman charges
almost $300 per hour, and
we’ve got to be good stewards of taxpayers’ money,”
Ford said.

from the state.
“I’d like to see you folks
all get on a bus and go to
Raleigh,” Ford said to the
gathered crowd. He thanked
them for speaking Monday
and encouraged them to contact their state legislators
next.
Other budget topics
brought up at Monday’s public hearing include:
• The recommended hiring of a new inspections director. Local residents
Thomas Baudoin, David
Garneau and Wayne Bradshaw all spoke about difficulties they have encountered while dealing with the
inspections department.
Chris Bradshaw and
Bryce Beard, both of Salisbury, said the inspections
department is making
progress toward becoming
more business-friendly but
could use more guidance in
the form of a director.
• The recommended privatization of the county’s
airport maintenance services. Bill Cannon, a Concord
resident, said he chooses to
base an aircraft at the
Rowan County airport due to
its good facilities and the
availability and quality of its

Commissioner Jon Barber said he thought it was
important for the county to
have consistent representation on the same issue.
Commissioner Chad
Mitchell repeated Ford’s
request to delay calling on
Fox, but agreed that outside legal counsel was important.
“Regardless of whatever decision we eventually
made, it was very beneficial for us to have outside
counsel to guide us
through this entire process
and represent us,” said
Commissioner
Chad
Mitchell.
During Monday’s regular meeting, commissioners also:
• Hired Darryl Blackwelder as the county’s new
cooperative extension director. Blackwelder had
been serving as interim director.
• Recognized Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, who will retire June 30.
• Approved a change of
address for 3180 E. N.C.
152 to 350 Correll Farm
Road.
• Approved a rezoning
request of 27 parcels of
land owned by 20 property
owners off Long Ferry
Road near High Rock Lake.
• Approved several
budget amendments and
board appointments.
• Canceled its July 5
meeting.

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The large crowd attending the public hearing for the county
budget was forced to stand outside the commission chambers as per instructions from the fire marshal. The hallways
and an overflow room were filled with hundreds of people.
maintenance.
“I encourage you to ensure that maintenance remains available at Rowan
County airport and to find
way to keep your current
employees involved,” Cannon said.
• Funding for capital
needs at Rowan-Cabarrus
Community College.
Dr. Carol Spalding, president of RCCC, said most of
the college’s buildings are
more than 30 years old and
one is nearly 50. They need
repair, she said, and disabled

• In a recent Faith section article about a local mission to Haiti,
the leader of the trip was the Rev. Jim Harris. He is a retired pastor
from Memorial Baptist Church in Kannapolis. The current pastor of
Memorial Baptist is the Rev. Tim McQueen.

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students have trouble getting around campus.
“It is the responsibility of
county commissioners to
fund our facilities and infrastructure,” Spalding said.
“We cannot spend state
funding on any of those
needs.”
The board will hold its
second budget workshop at
4 p.m. June 14. Representatives from Rowan-Salisbury
Schools and RCCC have been
invited to share their needs
with commissioners in more
detail during that meeting.

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at China Grove Middle
School, also stressed the importance of art, music and
sports programs in keeping
kids in school and out of
trouble.
Class size also directly
impacts the dropout rate,
she said, because connecting
with a caring adult teacher
helps students stay in school.
She said that if teaching positions are cut, class sizes
will increase.
“At China Grove Middle,
we are a family,” Chilelli
said. “I’m asking you to not
break up our family, not reduce our family and not shift
our family to other schools.”
Concerned parents and
teachers continued to speak
about the importance of
school funding for educating
tomorrow’s leaders and giving struggling children hope
for the future.
Commissioners then addressed the public’s concerns at the end of the hearing, saying they would try
their best to help the school
system in whatever way
they could. Commissioner
Tina Hall and Chairman Carl
Ford also pointed out that
cuts to the schools were not
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federal stimulus money runs
out after the next school
year. If the state doesn’t increase its funding, the system will have to rely on its
small fund balance and likely make large cuts of its own.
“This is not the first year
our schools have absorbed
drastic cuts from the state,”
Emerson said. “Because of
those cuts, our district exhausted what we could cut
and not affect the classroom
and other direct services to
the children, which is always
our focus.”
He said he knows that the
county probably can’t come
up with a $3.3 million increase, but urged the board
to dip into its fund balance
to provide half and the
school board would do the
same.
Three students of RowanSalisbury Schools addressed
the council Monday, including Abby Blume, a fifthgrader at Landis Elementary
School.
“I have friends there who
don’t really like going to
school, but they come for
special activities like music
and reading and art,” she
said.
Laurie Chilelli, a teacher

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Landis residents band together to save Recreation Department
BY SHAVONNE POTTS

spotts@salisburypost.com

LANDIS — A group of
residents intent on saving
the town Recreation Department have formed a league
that will take over the ball
programs.
Group spokesman Lex
Graham, who is also principal of Jackson Park Elementary School in Kannapolis,
spoke Monday about the
group’s objectives.

Once registration is complete and paperwork is finalized, the group will be called
the Southern Rowan Sports
League. The group is made
up of local parents and people who want to see the ball
programs continue.
The town board had decided to completely eliminate
the recreation program, but
talk turned instead to reductions and reorganization. It
was the second time during
the past several years the

town considered shutting
down the Recreation Department.
Instead of putting an end
to the department, the staff
managed to cut the recreation budget by $116,383.
Discussion about a league
that would take over the programs, which will no longer
be funded by the town, arose
during one of the board’s
budget sessions. Town residents stepped up and began
the planning.

The league submitted an
outline of duties it would assume, which include buying
and providing all necessary
equipment, securing team
sponsors, establishing league
schedules, adhering to the
10:30 p.m. light curfew and
having all coaches and volunteers undergo background
checks.
The town staff would issue pool passes. The pool is
a large portion of the recreation budget.

“What you gentleman are
doing is what we envisioned
and hoped would happen,”
said Mayor Dennis Brown.
Brown said he felt as
though this was a worthwhile
endeavor and thanked the
league for taking on the project.
He told the group the
town would pay for the utilities if the group dragged the
fields and drew the lines.
Graham said now that the
the group had approval from

the town it could look into liability insurance.
Alderman Tony Hilton
said this harkens to the days
when the community had a
stake in how the programs
were run.
“I’m glad we’re getting
back to our roots,” he said.
The board also approved
the 2010-2011 budget, which
stands at just more than
$10.3 million.

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Cabarrus
board set
to vote on
budget
BY HUGH FISHER

hfisher@salisburypost.com

MARK WINEKA / SALISBURY POST

A lone Cleveland Community firefighter keeps a hose on the smoldering ruin of the tractor-trailer hit Monday morning by a westbound
freight train near Shaver Wood Products.Three Shaver employees helped extricate an the injured driver from his burning truck.

Three workers from Shaver
Wood Products helped to extricate an injured driver from his
burning tractor-trailer late
Monday morning after it was
hit by a westbound freight
train.
The driver, telling emergency personnel he hurt all
over, was taken to Iredell
Memorial Medical Center, and
one of his rescuers, William
Trull, also was taken to the hospital later for treatment of
smoke inhalation.
All three Shaver Wood
Products employees, which included Marco Monrow and a
man who asked not to be identified, received oxygen near
the turned-over tractor-trailer.
Shaver Wood Products is located at the Rowan-Iredell
county line just off U.S. 70.
The American Carriers
tractor-trailer was hauling an
empty container box as it exited Shaver Wood Products
about 10:25 a.m. The locomotive pushed the tractor-trailer
down a bank and onto its side,
where the rig caught fire.
The three Shaver Wood

Products employees had to
make their way to the other
side of the stopped freight train
to reach the injured driver.
“All of them said they were
just doing what any human
would do,” said John Sharp, supervisor for Rowan County
Emergency Medical Services.
Cleveland Community Fire
Chief Kenny Payne said his department relied on a tanker
and pumper to fight the fire.
Firefighters’ biggest concern
was the blaze reaching several of the tanker cars stopped
on the tracks near the wreckage.
Fire singed the grass and
railroad crossing sign near the
tracks, but was contained before getting to the tankers.
“It could have been a lot
worse,” Payne said.
Wayside Fire Department
responded with men and equipment, too.
Payne said firefighters also
were containing a diesel leak
from the rig’s side-saddle fuel
tank.
Rowan and Iredell rescue
squads were among the emergency units responding. The
N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

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Emergency workers treat the three Shaver Wood Products men, sitting
on the curb, who helped to pull the tractor-trailer’s driver from the burning wreckage. The men were given oxygen. William Trull, sitting far right,
was taken to a hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.

Granite Quarry passes budget, keeps current tax rate
BY MARK WINEKA

mwineka@salisburypost.com

GRANITE QUARRY — The
Board of Aldermen passed a $1.6
million budget Monday night that
keeps the same tax rate.
In his message to the board,
Town Manager Dan Peters said the
budget will purchase the necessary
equipment for all departments, continue services to residents at the
current level, cover inflation and
contract increases, maintain
staffing and provide benefits for a
police officer being added through
a COPS grant.
The total budget for the 20102011 fiscal year, starting July 1, will

CONCORD — With commissioners’ modifications and some slight
changes in place, the Cabarrus County budget for the 2011 fiscal year is
on the agenda for the June 21 Board
of Commissioners meeting.
During Monday’s agenda work
session, the three commissioners
present discussed the modifications
made since last month’s budget
work sessions.
Chairman Jay White said Robert
Carruth was out of the county on
business and Coy Privette was at
home with an illness.
A total of $75,590 has been cut
from the budget since May, and
some items have been reallocated.
The $700,000 originally budgeted for potential merit pay raises has
been slashed to $350,000.
Capital improvements to Old
Bethel School have been removed
from the budget, freeing up
$300,000.
About $150,000 of that savings
has been budgeted for a new roof on
the library at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s south campus.
The budget also includes a
$250,000 allocation for retirement
incentive funds and $65,000 has
been earmarked as a contingency
fund in case of jail overcrowding,
which Cabarrus county manager
John Day said was possible in the
near term.
Monday’s modifications bring
the the proposed general fund to
$194.6 million.
The budget leaves the property
tax unchanged at 63 cents per $100
assessed value.
A public hearing will precede the
commissioners’ discussion of the
budget on June 21.
The full text of the proposed
budget is on display at Cabarrus
County public libraries.
It’s also available online at
http://www.cabarruscounty.us/ Finance/preliminarybudget2011
.html.

be $1,623,966.
The property tax remains at 33
cents per $100 valuation. For the
owner of a $150,000 home, the
town’s property tax translates to
$495 a year, for example.
Granite Quarry residents also
pay $8 a month for garbage service.
Water-sewer service is provided by Salisbury-Rowan Utilities,
which has proposed a 5.57 percent
increase for all of its residential
customers. That would raise the average bill from $68.74 to $72.78 a
month.
Here are the Granite Quarry
budget figures by department:
• Police, $451,695;

reductions on both property and vehicle tax collections compared to
2009-2010.
Peters projects property tax revenues of $617,793, down from the
$626,755 budgeted during the current fiscal year. Vehicle tax revenues are expected to be $70,425,
down from $84,506.
But sales tax revenues are projected to increase to $320,400, up
from $310,500.
Peters said the budget reflects
a considerable increase in healthcare costs for employees. The town
pays for insurance coverage
through a N.C. League of Munici-

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Fire damages
Kannapolis
structure
KANNAPOLIS — Police have
joined in the investigation of a fire
that heavily damaged a commercial
structure off South Main Street.
The fire occurred around 11 p.m.
Saturday in a metal building at 1221
Lee Ave. The building had previously housed a party rental business.
Randall Faggart with the Kannapolis Fire Department said the damage
was to the interior and roof area.
No one was in the building when
the fire occurred.
Faggart said the cause hasn’t been
determined. Investigators from the
fire department, the insurance company and Kannapolis Police are working the case.
Faggart said it’s unclear whether
the building can be repaired. That will
depend on a structural engineer.
Several area fire departments assisted Kannapolis including Concord,
Landis, Odell, Enochville and China
Grove.

Jeanne Craft Phillips

BRIEFS

The city will dedicate a
marker at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
commemorating the founding of the Salisbury Rotary
Club 90 years ago this
month.
The Salisbury Public Art
Committee is installing the
marker on the Innes Street
facade of the Plaza, formerly the Wallace Building,
where the club’s first formal
meeting was held June 15,
1920.
The marker will be part of
the city’s History and Art
Trail.
Rotarians will meet for
lunch at City Hall first and
ride the trolley to the Plaza
for the dedication.
Barbara Perry will represent the History and Art
Trail at the ceremony and
club member Ed Clement
will share the history of Rotary.
The club formed in response to the need for a new
high school in Salisbury.
Twenty-two men formed the
club and promoted a
$500,000 bond issue to build
Salisbury High School.
In 1925, the club led the
drive to raise $120,000 toward the endowment needed
to ensure Catawba College’s
relocation from Newton to
Salisbury.
The club has continued to
emphasize education, giving
$1,000 scholarships to 23
graduating high school seniors this spring.
Dianne Scott is president
of the Salisbury Rotary Club.

Price High School
Alumni to hold
national meeting
The J. C. Price High
School National Alumni Association will convene in Salisbury June 18-20.
The reunion comes along
with efforts earlier this year
to have the former school
building placed on the National Register of Historic
Places. The project has received the endorsement of
the City Council, a positive
response from Historic Salisbury Foundation’s Jack
Thomson and donations from
alumni and community supporters. An update on the
project will be a highlight of
convention business.
The weekend includes activities at the Holiday Inn
and the former Price High
School site on West Bank
Street. The Class of 1960 will
also host an event at the

Gary Lee Goodman

SALISBURY — Gary Lee
Goodman, 60, of Salisbury,
passed away Sunday, June 6,
2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug.
14, 1949, in
Rowan County
to H. Ray
Goodman and
Ruby
Lentz
Livengood, he
was educated
in
Rowan
County
schools.
A
U.S.
Army veteran, Gary served in
Vietnam. Gary worked for
Universal Forest Products for
18 years, enjoyed carpentry,
fishing, beach trips and loved
his family.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife of 37 years,
Linda Deal Goodman; and
brothers Douglas Allen Goodman and Randy Eugene Goodman.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his wife
whom he married May 26,
2007, Patricia Joanne Garrison Goodman of Salisbury;
daughter Tonya Goodman
Gordon of China Grove; sons
Kevin Lee Goodman of China
Grove, Joseph Marcus Hall
(Jenna Raquel) of Landis,
Derek Justin Hall of Salisbury; brother Larry Ray
Goodman of Salisbury; and
grandchild Clark Augustus
Hall.
Visitation:
6-8
p.m.
Wednesday at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China
Grove.
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday
in the chapel of the funeral
home, conducted by Rev.
Mike Roper. Interment to follow at Rowan Memorial Park
with full Military Honors.
Memorials: Humane Society of Rowan County, 112 W.
Innes St., Salisbury, NC
28144.
Linn-Honeycutt
Funeral
Home, China Grove, is serving the family. Online condoBlack Box Theater.
The Friday schedule in- lences may be made at
cludes registration in the ho- www.linnhoneycuttfuneraltel lobby from 1 to 5 p.m.; a home.com
fish fry at the hotel pavilion
from 5 to 8 p.m. and activities in the hospitality suite Bate C. Toms, Jr.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. —
from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Saturday’s
daytime Dr. Bate Carpenter Toms, Jr.,
events will be held at the long-time general surgeon at
West Bank Street site in the Memorial Hospital, Marformer school building and
tinsville, died
on the lawn. This includes a
June 4, 2010.
10 a.m. general membership
Dr. Toms is
meeting and 1 p.m. commusurvived
by
nity celebration on the lawn.
his
wife
of
64
Both events are free and
years,
Maropen to the public.
garet ShackA reserved seat luncheon
elford Toms of
will be held at noon Saturthe
home;
day.
Evening activities at the
three
sons,
Holiday Inn include a 6 p.m.
Bate Carpenscholarship dinner and 8
ter Toms, III
p.m. dance.
of
London,
Alumni and their families England, John Shackelford
will attend morning worship Toms of Charlottesville and
services at a local church on
Harrison Spencer Toms of
Sunday.
Individual event tickets Spencer; and five grandchilmay be purchased at the reg- dren.
Dr. Toms was born in Winistration desk during the reston-Salem, N.C., and lived in
union.
A $100 registration fee Salisbury, N.C. He was a
includes annual dues and all graduate of Woodbury Forest
events. Pre-registration School in Orange, Va., the
deadline is June 10.
University of North Carolina
Make checks payable to and of the University of North
PHS Alumni Association and Carolina Medical School. Dr.
mail to: PHS Alumni Asso- Toms served his residency at
ciation, P. O. Box 2731, SalUnion Memorial Hospital and
isbury, N.C. 28145.
For registration forms or at the University of Maryland
more reunion information, Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He
contact Barbara Gaul at 704- received his medical degree
633-3041 or Eleanor Qadirah from the University of Maryland Medical School. He esat 704-636-2811.
tablished his medical practice
Rowan Co. Tea Party in Martinsville in 1956. He
the first board-certified
Patriots set to meet was
surgeon in Henry County.
Rowan County Tea Party
Dr. Toms joined the U.S.
Patriots will meet for dinner Navy in 1941 in the Ninety
from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Day Wonder Program. He
June 15 at Blue Bay Seafood
Restaurant, 2050 Statesville served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, achieving the
Blvd.
The meeting begins at 7 rank of Lieutenant Commanp.m. Special guest speaker der.
Dr. Toms was born to Lily
will be Julie McKinney of
Metro Charlotte Patriots Bernhardt Toms and Bate
Group. Please e-mail a count Carpenter Toms July 7, 1918.
for attendance to lambe71@ In addition to his parents, he
bellsouth.net.
was preceded in death by
brother Dr. Paul Bernhardt
Toms and sister Jane Toms
Crudup.
Visitation and Service: The
family received friends at the
home Monday, June 7. The funeral is 11 a.m. Tuesday, June
8 at Christ Episcopal Church,
311 E. Church St., with burial
at Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials: Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 4162,
Martinsville, Virginia 24115.
Arrangements are by
Collins-McKee-Stone,
Martinsville.

KANNAPOLIS — Mrs. Jeanne Craft Phillips, 88, of Kannapolis, passed away on June 6, 2010, at her home after seven
months of illness.
She was born Feb. 11, 1922, the daughter of the late Mildred
Uzzle Craft and Harry Charles Craft, Sr. of
Wilmington. She met her husband of 51 years
in Wilmington on a blind date Aug. 9, 1942, and
married Isaac Vernell Phillips, Jr. on Dec. 25
1942. Vernell Phillips preceded her in death on
May 26, 1993.
Two daughters were born of the marriage,
Millie Phillips Fink of Concord and Jeanne
Harriet Quinn, who died October 16, 1994. She
was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Charles Craft, Jr.
of Wilmington, on Oct. 21, 2003, and is survived by brothers
James E. Craft and wife Jean of Wilmington, Robert C. Craft
and wife Doris of Westerville, Ohio. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews and her adopted granddaughter and
friend, Tonya Pendergrass.
Mrs. Phillips was a buyer for Belk children's wear in Wilmington, manager and Buyer for Dell's in Kannapolis, and
taught needlepoint, knitting and crocheting at Twin Oaks
Needlecraft.
She enjoyed many years of teaching Sunday School in her
church, Trinity United Methodist Church. Her church family
was very important to her and as her health prohibited her
from attending, she communicated via phone and card ministry and her outlook on life was pleasant in what she was able
to do.
There was one special friend who she called each morning,
without fail, just to tell her that she loved her and hoped that
she had a good day. Fran Black Holland was that special
friend. On one occasion, Jeanne had fallen and she was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Once settled in the emergency room, while enduring severe pain, she insisted that her
daughter Millie find phone reception and call her dear friend
Fran and let her know what was going on and that she would
call later in the day. That is a dedicated friend. We thank Fran
for her friendship and prayers through the years and her
beautiful daughter, Janet Ward Black and husband Gerard
Davidson.
A special thanks to Dr. George C. Monroe, III, Hospice and
Palliative Care of Cabarrus County and her nurses, Tiffany
Kee, Susan Boger, Brenda Kee and Sylvia Blackmon, for their
love and devotion.
Service: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
June 9 at Trinity United Methodist Church with entombment
following at Carolina Memorial Park. Officiating will be the
Rev. Dr. Harold Bales and Mrs. Fran Black Holland.
Visitation: Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis,
NC 28083.
Online condolences may be made at whitleysfuneralhome.com

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Hubert A. Ridenhour

ROCKWELL — Hubert
Arthur Ridenhour, 84, of
Rockwell, passed away on
Sunday, June 6, 2010, at the
NC State Veterans Home of
Salisbury.
Hubert was
born on Jan. 9,
1926, in Rowan
County, a son
of the late
William Rush
and
Martha
Bost
Ridenhour. A 1942
graduate
of
Rockwell High School, Hubert was a World War II veteran, having served in the
Merchant Marines and the
U.S. Army. After his time in
service, Hubert worked for
and was vice president of
Sides Lumber Company of
Rockwell.
He was a member of St.
James Lutheran Church,
Keller Memorial Masonic
Lodge 657, Rowan County
Shrine Club, Salisbury York
Rite, Miller Russell American
Legion
and
Rockwell
AMVETS 845.
Hubert was a former
member of Salisbury Moose
Lodge and was a former
Rockwell town alderman. He
was an avid golfer and loved
American Legion baseball.
In addition to his parents,
Hubert was preceded in death
by brothers Yorke and Ralph
Ridenhour.
Hubert is survived by his
wife Louise Sides Ridenhour
whom he married in 1946; son
Rick Ridenhour and wife
Kathy of Rockwell; daughter
Pam Honeycutt and husband
Daryl of Rockwell grandchildren Traci Honeycutt Jordan
and husband Adam, Brian
Honeycutt, Jessica Ridenhour
and Kelly Ridenhour; and
great-grandson
Ashton
Kennedy.
Services: The funeral service will be held Tuesday,
June 8 at 4 p.m. at St. James
Lutheran Church conducted
by Rev. Craig Sigmon, pastor.
Burial will follow in the
church cemetery with graveside rites conducted by Keller
Memorial Masonic Lodge.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends Tuesday, June
8 from 2:30-3:45 p.m. at the St.
James Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorials: May be made
to St. James Lutheran Church,
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 486,
Rockwell, NC 28138.
Powles Funeral Home of
Rockwell is assisting the Ridenhour family. Online condolences may be made at
www.powlesfuneralhome.com.
The family wishes to express a special thank you to
the doctors and nurses at the
NC State Veterans Home.

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Alma Casper Bradshaw Stephen E. Blanton, Sr.

SALISBURY — Mrs. Alma
Casper Bradshaw, 97, of Salisbury, passed away Sunday,
June 6, 2010, at her residence.
Mrs. Bradshaw was born
Oct. 5, 1912, in
Rowan County, daughter of
the late John
W. Casper and
Dora Basinger
Casper.
She
attended Gold Hill School and
worked at Macanal Mill in
Salisbury as a spinner. She
was also a homemaker.
She was a member of Gold
Hill Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing and gardening.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
her husband, Eddie Lee Bradshaw; stepdaughter Versie
Wagoner;
daughter-in-law
Virginia Bradshaw; brothers
Walter Casper and John
“Jack” Casper; and grandson
Eddie Bradshaw.
Mrs. Bradshaw is survived
by her son, John Bradshaw
and wife Sandra of Charlotte;
daughter Lois Bradshaw Latimer and husband Bill of Salisbury; stepsons Arthur Bradshaw of Atwater, Calif., Elmer
Bradshaw and wife Ruth of
Dayton, Ohio, Jack Bradshaw
and wife Nita of Statesville;
grandchildren Linda Meyer
and husband John, Lee Bradshaw and wife Karen, Jerry
Wagoner and wife Lisa,
Pamela Drayer and husband
Jim, Edward Bradshaw, Keith
Bradshaw, Kelli Stewart and
husband Dean, Merril Bradshaw and wife Kristin, Laura
Baucom and husband Jeremy,
Brett Teeter and wife Ashley,
Steve Dagenhart and Jerry
Dagenhart; and 18 greatgrandchildren.
Service: The funeral will
be at 2 p.m. Wednesday June
9 at the Powles Funeral Home
Chapel in Rockwell conducted
by Rev. Anthony Moore, pastor
Gold
Hill
United
Methodist Church. Burial will
follow at Gold Hill Cemetery.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends Wednesday,
June 9 at Powles Funeral
Home from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Memorials: May be made
to Gold Hill United Methodist
Church, 535 St. Stephens
Church Road, Gold Hill, NC
28071.
The family would like to
give special thanks to Rowan
Regional Home Health and
Hospice and to Ingrid Bowers
and Kay Dixon.
Powles Funeral Home is
assisting the Bradshaw family. Online condolences may be
made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com.

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Ashley Denise Vanhoy

ROCKWELL — Ashley
Denise Vanhoy, 31, of Rockwell, passed away Friday,
June 4, 2010, at her residence.
Ashley was
born Jan. 18.
1979, in Rowan
County,
the
daughter
of
Kenneth Mark
Vanhoy
and
Cathy Denise
Peeler
Vanhoy. Ashley was educated in
the Salisbury-Rowan School
System. A homemaker and
caregiver, she was a member
of Faith Lutheran Church.
In addition to her parents,
Ashley is survived by her
companion, Thomas Dennis;
maternal grandparents Greta
Peeler and Dan Peeler and
wife Jane, all of Salisbury; paternal grandparents Kenneth
and Frankie Vanhoy of Rockwell; uncles Mark and Danny
Peeler;
special
cousin
Matthew Earnhardt; and a
number of aunts and cousins.
Service: A memorial service will be held on Thursday
June 10 and 7 p.m. at the
Powles Funeral Home Chapel
conducted by Rev. Wayne
Trexler, Pastor of Shiloh Reformed Church of Faith.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends on Thursday
June 10 from 6 to 7 p.m. at
Powles Funeral Home.
Memorials: May be made
to the Migraine Research
Foundation, Ñ. 300 East 75th
St., Suite 3K, New York, NY
10021.
Powles Funeral Home of
Rockwell is assisting the Vanhoy family. Online condolences may be made at
www.powlesfuneralhome.com.

SALISBURY — Stephen
Eric Blanton, Sr., son of
Juanita B. Blanton and the
late James W. Blanton, was
born Jan. 26,
1950, in Cabarrus
County.
He departed
this
earthly
life June 2,
2010, in Baltimore, Md. after a short illness.
He graduated from J.C.
Price
High
School, Salisbury. He served
in the United States Air
Force, receiving an honorable
discharge. He attended Livingstone College in Salisbury
and later completed his undergraduate degree at Sojourner-Douglass College in
Baltimore, Md. He became a
licensed minister in November 1999.
Throughout
his
life,
Stephen made numerous
friends wherever he went and
will be sincerely missed by
everyone who knew him. He
was always a true friend and
devoted family man.
He leaves to mourn the
love in his life, Beulah
Richardson;
his
mother,
Juanita B. Blanton; daughter
Tonya E. Armstrong; son
Stephen E. Blanton, Jr.; sisters Carolyn Bryant of New
Jersey, Robbin Price and
Jacqueline E. Bush (David) of
Salisbury; brother Calvin L.
Blanton (Delores Bryant) of
uncles
Raleigh;
special
Melvin Boger of Washington,
D.C., Edward Boger of Cleveland, Ohio, Martin Boger of
Atlantic City, N.J., and Gary
Boger of Salisbury; five
grandchildren; four nieces;
three nephews; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Service and Visitation: Funeral services will be held
Thursday, June 10 at 12:30
p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist
Church with Rev. Dr. Clary
Phelps, pastor, Rev. Ricky
Johnson, eulogist. Visitation is
11:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial
will follow at U.S. National
Cemetery with military honors by the honor guard.
Services are entrusted to
Hairston Funeral Home, Inc.

In other business, commissioners voted 3-to-0 to
table Forest Park Crossing,
LLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request for a Reservation of Capacity certificate
for a proposed apartment
project.
The Forest Park Crossing
low-income housing development was the subject of debate in Kannapolis last
month.
On May 10, the Kannapolis City Council denied a request by Douglas Development for a $224,450 loan to
help construct the 56-unit
complex.
According to county planner Kassie Watts, the complex is estimated to bring 15
students into local schools.
Under the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, Douglas Development
would be required to build
the project in phases â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no
more than six apartments
this year, no more than 11 a
year for the next four years
and no more than six in 2015.
Instead, the developer is
asking Cabarrus County for
permission to pay APFO fees
and apply for permits all at
once instead of in phases.
According to the developer, the stimulus funds being
used to help construct the
apartments require that the
entire apartment complex be
permitted and constructed at
once.
Developers had requested to have the matter heard
June 21.
But Commissioner Liz
Poole said she wanted more
time to review what Kannapolis officials had said.
She also said she wanted
Carruth and Privette to have
time to hear about the matter.
The request will be heard
again during the July 6 work
session.
Commissioners voted to
hear discussion of new locations for county departments
on June 21.
The Board of Elections
and several other departments may be relocated as a
cost-saving measure.
Commissioners have discussed completing the top
floor of the new Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administration Building alongside other proposals, including a possible lease-to-own
plan involving the old Cabarrus Creamery building.

Commissioner Grace Mynatt said she preferred the
latter option.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not in favor of the
seventh floor due to the accessibility and parking issues,â&#x20AC;? Mynatt said.
Since the potential relocation was first announced,
people in the community

have said the seventh floor
location might make early
voting difficult for the elderly or those with disabilities.
Other alternatives, such
as using the rotunda of the
countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office building as a
voting site, were also discussed.

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The resolution also says
fiber-optic cable to the home,
as under way in Salisbury,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;solves bandwidth and capacity and enhances economic
growth to the community,â&#x20AC;?
while the current infrastructure of DSL and cable networks â&#x20AC;&#x153;cannot offer the
speed required to remain
competitive in a digital economy.â&#x20AC;?
The board presented retired Police Chief Clyde
Adams Jr. with his sidearm
and a plaque of appreciation
with his badge imbedded in
the wood at top.
Adams retired June 1 after 19 years as chief.

Sara Drake is the Extension
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palities plan, which has projected a 17 percent increase.
To cover the extra expense,
Peters said he reduced the
contingency fund in the administrative budget by $8,200,
making it $23,000.
Peters agreed with Mayor
Mary Ponds that it may be
time to investigate the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
participation in a health program aimed at reducing the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthcare insurance
rates.
In another matter Monday
night, aldermen discussed a
new solid waste contract with
representatives of the three
lowest bidders: Alexander
Waste Systems, Crash Morri-

service, length of terms and
fuel charges.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very difficult decision,â&#x20AC;? Ponds said.
Alderman Jake Fisher said
he would like another month
to review the proposals, and
the other board members
agreed, delaying a decision
until July.
In other items, the board
passed a resolution opposing
Senate Bill 1209 and supporting the city of Salisburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Fiber-to-the-Home cable project.
The resolution says the bill,
by prohibiting other municipalities from getting into the cable business, â&#x20AC;&#x153;will leave behind
many small communities without adequate high-speed Internet infrastructure in the new
global information economy.â&#x20AC;?

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Waste Management.
Waste Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current contract expires in October, and the contract requires
the town to give a 90-day notice if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to change
providers.
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Feather quizzed the waste collectors about the number of
trucks they had, the age of
equipment, how many trucks
would be used to cover the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection day and how
they address holidays.
Granite Quarry has 1,100 to
1,150 stops, and trash is now
collected on Fridays, though
several aldermen said they
would not mind moving to
Thursdays.
The board is comparing the
bids based on cost, dumpster

from 4-H professionals in Alleghany, Davie and Wilkes
counties.
According to Teresa Weddington, teacher at West
Rowan Middle School, the
strawberry DNA lab is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a
great way for students to connect community leaders to
what they are learning in their
Science classes.â&#x20AC;?
The strawberry DNA extraction lab is part of an extended program that area 4-H
members have been participating in for the last five
years. Participants in the 4-H
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In order to help address
these needs, Rowan County
Cooperative Extension frequently offers opportunities
for hands-on, learning activities in this area.
More than 150 eighth grade
students at West Rowan Middle School participated in a
strawberry DNA extraction
lab Friday, May 21. Youth
were introduced to biotechnology as they participated in a
hands-on lab that taught them
how to isolate DNA strands
from fruit. The lab helps to
further the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding of the role of DNA in
the field of biotechnology.
The hands-on strawberry DNA
extraction lab was taught by
the Rowan County 4-H Extension Agent with assistance

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At least four people were
taken to the hospital Monday
evening after an accident on
Mooresville Road involving
several vehicles.
None of those involved suffered serious injuries, according to emergency radio communications.
The
accident
on
Mooresville Road near Sherillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ford Road occurred when
a car rear-ended another and
pushed that vehicle into a third
vehicle. Initial reports indicated as many as four vehicles
were involved.
Ambulances took at least
four people to Rowan Regional Medical Center. Two were
children ages 10 and 12.
The wreck backed up traffic around 6 p.m. as first responders closed roads to assist
the people involved.

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The only person who spoke
during the public hearing was
resident Nadine Cherry, asking that the town continue
furloughs with one employee
taking a day off once a month
until all have had a day off.
She also asked the board to
reconsider its decision to allow the police department to
hire an additional officer. Police Chief Brian McCoy previously requested to fill vacancies, but board members
opted not to fill positions in
any department.
A few of the highlights of
the budget sessions included
contracting out the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
pool operations, reorganizing
the Recreation Department
and contracting out garbage
pickup services.
Town staff looked into a
company maintaining the
town pool at a cost of about
$30,900 a year, which is about
$16,100 less than it cost the
town during the previous fiscal year.
A much talked about matter was contracting out the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garbage pickup service. The idea was first discussed at the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March
planning retreat. The board
debated the perks of the contracting its garbage, but decided to keep services inhouse.
The town will continue to
offer its own sanitation services at no additional cost to
residents.
The board did not increase
its taxes, instead the tax rate
will remain at 40 cents per
$100 of assessed value.
The budget also includes
a convenience fee of $3 per
online credit card transaction and the establishment of
fishing permits at Lake Corriher. The permits are expected bring in an additional
$15,000 annually.
Town Finance Officer
Ginger Gibson said the board
should see an additional savings once the staff chooses a
new health care provider.
The town currently receives
insurance through the
League of Municipalities,
which uses Cigna as its
provider. The board offered
three quotes from Blue Cross
Blue Shield, WellPath and
UnitedHealthcare. There
should be at least $100,000 in
savings once the town
switches providers.
The board will meet at 7
p.m. July 6 for its regular
meeting because of the July
4 holiday.

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Sonny Karriker of Mooresville won Best in
Show with his Korean War-era M38 Jeep at the
D-Day Remembrance event held Saturday at
the Price of Freedom museum on Weaver Road.
More than 800 people attended the event,
which included displays of military vehicles,
weapons, uniforms and tents, organizers said.
People attending the event voted on the 21
military vehicles in three classes. Winners were:
â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Page of Mocksville won the 21â &#x201E;2-ton
class with his World War II armored scout car.
â&#x20AC;˘ Don Shupe of Salisbury won the 3â &#x201E;4 - to 11â &#x201E;2ton class with his World War II WC51 weapons
carrier.
â&#x20AC;˘ Marvin Jones of Salisbury won the 1â &#x201E;4-ton
class with his 1966 Vietnam-era M151A1 Jeep.

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SALISBURY POST

A R O U N D T H E S TAT E

RALEIGH (AP) — The
Senate — as expected — has
rejected the House’s version
of North Carolina’s state
government budget for next
year, setting up negotiations
to find a compromise for
competing plans.
The Senate voted unanimously Monday night
against the $18.9 billion
spending plan the House approved late last week. The
Senate approved its own $19
billion plan three weeks ago.
The formal vote means the
two chambers will negotiate
differences and create a final plan and get it to Gov.
Beverly Perdue to sign before July 1.
Senate and House Democrats differ greatly on
how to fund the University
of North Carolina system
next year. They also have
differences on tax breaks
for small businesses and the
use of lottery money for the
public schools.

White powder
found in envelope
at the Capitol
RALEIGH (AP) — White
powder was discovered in an
envelope at North Carolina’s
old Capitol building, leading
to an evacuation.
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s
spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said an administrative assistant to Chief of Staff Britt
Cobb opened the envelope
shortly before 3 p.m. Monday.
Police and Perdue’s staff
asked visitors to leave the
170-year-old building, which
includes offices for Perdue
and the old House and Senate
chambers. A hazardous materials team arrived to investigate the envelope. Two
workers who handled the letter also were being checked
out.
Perdue was in the old
House chamber when the envelope was found, signing legislation requiring insurance
companies to cover the cost
of hearing aids for children.
Pearson said she knew of
no threats associated with the
envelope.

Indiana’s public employee
pension fund is taking a similar job in North Carolina.
North Carolina state
Treasurer Janet Cowell announced Monday that Shawn
Wischmeier (WISH’-my-er)
has been hired as chief investment officer of North
Carolina’s retirement systems. He succeeds Patricia
Gerrick, who was fired in
August after five years on
the job.
Wischmeier will make a
base salary of $320,000. The
post is one of the highest
paid in state government.
He previously worked for
Eli Lilly and Co. before going to work on Indiana’s
state pension fund.
North Carolina’s $68 billion retirement plan covers
more than 820,000 people.
Cowell wouldn’t disclose
why she fired Gerrick, who
used to work at Indiana’s
pension fund, too.

Lightning kills
Tenn. woman before
fiance proposed
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A
Tennessee man says he
planned to propose to his girlfriend along a North Carolina hiking trail when she was
struck and killed by lightning.
Thirty-year-old Richard
Butler of Knoxville tells the
Asheville Citizen Times that
he took Bethany Lott to Max
Patch Bald, near Asheville.
He says he wanted his 25year-old girlfriend to think
the two were on a hike but
that he had a ring in his pocket and was planning to ask her
to marry him.
Heavy rain let up as the
two walked toward the bald,

Gov. Perdue invites
kids to hearing-aid
bill signing
RALEIGH (AP) — Children who lobbied the General Assembly to require North
Carolina health insurers to
cover hearing aids for young
people will celebrate their
legislative victory with Gov.
Beverly Perdue.
Perdue planned to sign the
legislation Monday afternoon
in her office in a public ceremony.
The legislature gave final
approval May 26 to a bill mandating insurers pay up to
$2,500 per ear for hearing
aids every three years for
children up to 21 years of age.
Third-grader Collin Tastet
(TASS’-tet) of Greensboro led
the lobbying effort and will
attend the signing. He has
worn hearing aids since he
was a baby.

Wounded veterans
in N.C. to discuss
career program
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) —
Veterans, councilors and
Army officials are meeting
in North Carolina to discuss
ways to expand a careers
program for severely
wounded veterans.
The three-day conference
in Fayetteville started Monday and will include a veterans round-table where they
can share ideas about the
Army Wounded Warrior Careers Program. The program was started two years
ago by the National Organization on Disability. The
program helps wounded
service members transition
into civilian careers.
The program already operates in Texas, Colorado
and North Carolina. The National Organization on Disability hopes to expand the
program to nearly 10 more
states in the coming years.

SIU to offer aviation
course at N.C. college
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP)
— Students at a college in
the state that’s considered
the birthplace of flight soon
will be able to get a bachelor’s degree from Southern

Illinois University in aviation management.
As part of the deal with
North Carolina’s Craven
Community College, students first get an associate
degree in aviation systems
technologies there, then
transfer into Southern’s aviation management program.
The classes will be taught
on weekends.
Faculty from Southern
will continue to teach upperlevel courses at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station at
Cherry Point, near the community college’s Havelock
campus.
The college’s main campus is about 30 minutes
away in New Bern.

Cleanup to close
3 miles of Blue
Ridge Parkway
MOUNT PISGAH (AP) —
A three-mile stretch of the
Blue Ridge Parkway in
North Carolina will be
closed for a couple of days
while debris is removed
from ice storms earlier this
year.
The road will be closed
between miles 405 and 408
west of Asheville on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Workers are trimming trees
and removing debris from
winter storms.
The road is closed longterm between miles 399 and
405 because of rock slide repairs.

RALEIGH (AP) — The security firm formerly known
as Blackwater is looking for
new ownership, announcing
Monday it is pursuing a sale
of the company that became
renowned and reviled for its
involvement with the U.S.
government in Iraq and elsewhere.
The Moyock, N.C.-based
company now called Xe Services announced its decision
in a brief statement that gave
few details.
“Xe’s new management
team has made significant
changes and improvements to
the company over the last 15
months, which have enabled
the company to better serve
the U.S. government and other customers, and will deliver additional value to a purchaser,” the statement said.
Owner and founder Erik
Prince said selling the company is a difficult decision,
but constant criticism of Xe
helped him make up his mind.
“Performance doesn’t matter in Washington, just politics,” Prince said in a further
statement.
The private company became famous as Blackwater,
which provided guards and
services to the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and
elsewhere. It became one of
the most respected defense
contractors in the world, but

also attracted sharp criticism
over its role in those missions.
It has been trying to rehabilitate its image since a 2007
shooting in Baghdad that
killed 17 people, outraged the
Iraqi government and led to
federal charges against several Blackwater guards. The
accusations later were
thrown out of court after a
judge found prosecutors mishandled evidence.
In March, Senate Armed
Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin suggested the
Pentagon should consider
banning Xe from a $1 billion
deal to train Afghan police.
The Michigan Democrat said
he thought the company’s involvement was hindering the
U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
Prince, who founded the
company in 1997 along with
former colleagues from the
Navy SEALs, said he does not
anticipate having any role in
Xe after the sale.
The process of finding a
buyer and completing the
deal is expected to take several months, according to
spokeswoman Stacy DeLuke.
The announcement comes
less than three months after
Xe sold its aviation division
for $200 million to Wood
Dale, Ill.-based AAR Corp in
a bid to strengthen Xe’s balance sheet.

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Nurse faces
murder charge in
nursing home death
CHAPEL HILL (AP) — A
nurse has been charged with
second-degree murder in the
death of a patient at a North
Carolina nursing home.
WRAL-TV reported Monday that Angela Almore of
Cary was also charged with
six counts of patient abuse.
She is being held on a
$500,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately known if she has a
lawyer.
Almore is charged in the
February death of 84-year-old
Rachel
Holliday,
an
Alzheimer’s patient at The
Britthaven of Chapel Hill.
Tests at the time found
that nine Alzheimer’s patients
were given painkillers. Holliday and several others
weren’t supposed to be receiving pain medication.
A medical examiner’s report concluded Holliday died
of pneumonia, but that morphine was a contributing factor.

but more bad weather returned. Butler says there
were three lightning strikes.
The last one hit the couple.
Butler suffered third-degree burns. Paramedics declared Lott, also of Knoxville,
dead at the scene.
There was no answer for a
number listed for Butler on
Monday.

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Gunman kills 4 women, self outside Florida restaurant

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Police say a gunman shot and killed four people at the Yoyito Cafe-Restaurant in Hialeah, Fla.
on Sunday night and wounded three others before killing himself.

formation will be kept private,” he said. “These driveby data sweeps may violate
not only those expectations,
but also possibly the law.”
He said the data collection
could give Google access to
personal e-mails, passwords
and web browsing histories,
though he had no reports of
any problems.
“Google should come clean
with the American public by
answering questions we have
put to them about whether it
intercepted information from
unsecure wireless data networks while its Street View
cars were taking pictures of
people’s homes and businesses,” said Blumenthal. “Their
credibility depends on truthful and prompt answers to
these questions.”

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)
— Google representatives on
Monday said the search engine company has not broken
any laws with the collection
of data for its mapping service, after Connecticut’s attorney general pressed the company to “come clean with the
American public.”
Authorities fear the information gathered for Google’s
Street View service, which
provides pictures of neighborhoods, may violate privacy laws.
Last month, Google acknowledged it had mistakenly collected data over public
Wi-Fi networks in more than
30 countries.
Police in Germany and
Australia already have
launched their own investigations into the matter.
“As we have said before,
this was a mistake,” said a
Google spokeswoman in an email statement to the Associated Press. “Google did nothing illegal and we are working with the relevant authorities to answer their questions and concerns.”
The attorneys general of
Connecticut and Missouri
have both sent letters to
Google executives asking for
clarification on the information collected for Street
View.
Connecticut Attorney
General Richard Blumenthal
held a press conference Monday urging the search engine
company to reveal whether
it had illegally collected data
from state personal and business wireless computer networks.
“People have legitimate
expectations that private in-

dez’s family offered condolences to the families of the
seven women. “It is with
great pain that we reach out
to everyone affected and offer our prayers in this time of
sorrow,” the statement said.
It was not immediately
clear if all the women shot
were restaurant employees
or customers. The shooting
began shortly after the
restaurant had closed.
A series of 911 calls released by police starting
record breathless Spanishlanguage callers urging dis-

could be found for Molina’s
relatives in the Miami area.
At the Hialeah home of 56year-old Zaida Castillo, a relative said her family did not
want to speak with reporters.
Two other victims, 32year-old Maysel Figueroa and
47-year-old Lavina Fonseca,
lived next door to each other
in Hialeah. People inside Fonseca’s home refused to answer the door, and a neighbor
said Figueroa had lived in her
small cottage for only about
six months.
Regular customers in the
city, which has a large CubanAmerican population, gathered in shock outside the
restaurant on Monday.
“They are good people,”
said Valentin Perez, 52, who
visits the restaurant for his
Cuban coffee every morning.
Octavio Guzman, another
customer, said the restaurant
workers are always generous
with those who can’t afford a
meal.
“You tell anyone here, ’I’m
hungry and I don’t have money,’ and they give it to you,”
Guzman said.

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Hernandez’s agent, Mike
Maulini, told the Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo
Herald that the family does
not know what caused Regalado to shoot seven women.
“This has taken everyone
by surprise,” Maulini said.
Regalado came to Miami
from Cuba in 2006, he said.
“We do not know what
might have happened. He was
a good kid. Since he arrived
he has tried not to depend on
his brother and do his own
work,” Maulini.
In a statement, Hernan-

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arms.
Regalado drove off after
the shooting, police said. Officers found him dead of an
apparent suicide a few blocks
away, with the same weapon
used in the restaurant shootings, Rodriguez said.
People inside the Coral
Gables house where Regalado and Molina lived refused
to answer a reporter’s knocks
at the door. A person who answered the phone identified
himself only as a family
friend and said the family
didn’t want to talk.

patchers to urgently send ambulances Sunday night.
“Hurry! Hurry!” said one
terrified woman in Spanish to
the dispatcher. “That man
killed them.”
A male caller in Spanish is
heard on another recording
at 10:11 p.m. breathing rapidly and telling the dispatcher,
“He entered the Yoyito
Restaurant and began shooting like crazy.”
He tells the dispatcher
that the man and a woman
had argued before the shooting started.
“They were arguing out in
front of the restaurant ... he
killed the girl,” the man says.
A spokeswoman for Jackson Memorial Hospital declined to release any information about the three women
being treated there because
all had requested privacy. No
contact information for one
survivor,
Yasmine
Dominguez, could be found.
There was no answer at the
Hialeah Gardens mobile
home of the third, 55-year-old
Mayra Delacaridad.
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HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A
gunman shot and killed his
wife outside a South Florida
restaurant where she worked,
then targeted women inside
and killed three others before
committing suicide, police
said Monday.
Police said 38-year-old
Gerardo Regalado bypassed
at least two men when he
fired at the women inside.
Three women were hospitalized in critical condition,
Hialeah police Detective Eddie Rodriguez said.
“He went straight for the
women,” Rodriguez said.
Regalado is the half brother of former baseball star Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez.
The shooting began Sunday night in a parking lot outside the Yoyito Restaurant in
Hialeah, where Regalado of
Coral Gables was seen arguing with Liazan Molina, Rodriguez said. According to
Florida marriage records, the
couple married in 2007.
According to police, Regalado shot and killed Molina, 24,
then entered the restaurant
and fired on six women inside.
One employee called her
brother after the shooting,
saying she had been shot and
was bleeding.
Felix Fuentes said his sister, Ivet Coronado, told him
to “please call 911.” He said
the 36-year-old woman was
recovering Monday from surgery for gunshot wounds to
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OUTDOORS

Perfect time
for fishing on
High Rock
Fishing on High Rock Lake has been excellent over the past week. Water levels remain
near full with the water generally clear in most
areas.
Largemouth bass have been hungry and hitting great. At the recent FLW tournament, more
than 100 boaters participated, with 58 fishermen bringing in a full five-fish limit. They
weighed in a total of just over 1,000 pounds of
largemouth bass. The hot baits reported were
jigs on structure, with crank baits a close second.
Places to try for a lunker largemouth bass
include the Bringle Ferry Road bridge near
Tamarac Marina, focusing on the four corners
of the rip-rap rocks and also working the bridge
pilings. On Abbott’s Creek, try the submerged
road bed that runs parallel to N.C. 8. The concrete support pillars are located in 25 feet of
water marked by a danger buoy in the center
of the channel.
On Flat Swamp Creek, work the submerged
rocky points in the “S” curve during the day.
Deep diving crank baits are a good choice there.
In Panther Creek, early mornings are finding some top water action on the right side as
you enter the mouth of the creek. Look toward
the small bushy islands and focus on the points,
using Pop-R’s or other stick baits.
In Crane Creek at the Goodman Lake Road
bridge, work the danger buoy that is marking
a large rock pile. Jigs and lizards are producing good fish on the dropoff and rocky structure.
For those bass fishermen who would like to
know of a good spot that is hard to find unless
shown by someone in the “know,” try the following GPS coordinates.
N 35 37.541
W 80 16.327
This location has a large rock pile, 25 feet
long, 25 feet wide, 4 feet tall.
There are large rocks, several stumps near
and around open water toward the channel. With
a very large stump toward the cove point, this
is an excellent crank bait location.
Crappie have been hitting well lakewide.
Good-sized fish are schooled up and holding off
dropoffs and deep water structure. Minnows
are the standby bait although a variety of jigs
are working well also. Fish can be caught
throughout the day if you can brave the heat,
but mornings and evenings are usually best.
Striped bass continue to hit regularly in main
channel portions of High Rock Lake. Fish ranging from 5 to 12 pounds are common. Most fishermen are trolling buck tailed jigs on a double
drop rig with a long leader.
Catfish are pulling the string of most anyone who wants to give them a try. Channels
weighing up to 10 pounds are common with blue
cats ranging over 10 pounds seen regularly.
Flathead catfish are very active, with catches
over 20 pounds seen weekly.

A new pier from closed bridge
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
has opened the Chowan River Bridge Access
Area, a fishing access area and renovated boat
ramp off the closed Chowan River Bridge.
The project was funded from sales of the
Coastal Recreational Fishing License.
The site, off N.C. 17 in Chowan County, features fixed and floating docks, new concrete
apron, new ramps, bulkhead and an improved,
paved parking lot. The old highway bridge,
which has been closed since 1999, has been repurposed as a fishing pier, with a restroom
building and vending area.
“The accessible fishing area and renovated
boating access area at the Chowan River Bridge
provide boaters and anglers with quality access
to a very popular waterway,” said Erik Christofferson, chief of the Division of Engineering
services. “We are thrilled to have received the
CRFL funding to make this project happen,
which increases opportunities for anglers and
recreational boaters.”

Boating classes
Upcoming boating education classes in
Rowan County that will be instructed by N.C.
Wildlife Officers include:
July 10 and Aug. 1 at the Rowan County Rescue Squad, 1140 Julian Road. These are open to
the public and free of charge. For more information, go to www.ncwildlife.org and click boating education or call 919-707-0031.
You can e-mail Sgt. Anthony Sharum of
the
N.C.
Wildlife
Resources
at
huntfishguy66@aol.com.

Chance Mako, son of Chris and Martie Mako,
caught bass ranging from 11⁄2 pounds up to 6
pounds, while fishing with his grandfather, Ronnie Marsh, in a private pond.

Shalee Athey, 11, caught a 40-pound black drum the last weekend of May on a family fishing
trip to Chesapeake Bay, Va. She also caught two sharks and some flounder on her first trip to
the Chesapeake Bay with her parents, Ernie and Denise Athey of Salisbury. The black drum
was caught near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in a 28-foot Grady White boat. ‘Shalee
loves the outdoors and enjoys hunting and fishing,’ her mother said in an e-mail to the Post.

Fishing with Capt. Gus

Lake Norman boating,
fishing questions answered
Everyone seems to have
questions related to boating
and fishing on Lake Norman.
Some of the most frequently
asked questions are addressed below.
• Up north, we had a
closed season on bass fishing.
What are the regulations on
Lake Norman?
Lake Norman does not
have a closed fishing season.
Anglers can fish year round
for any species, except grass
carp.
• I do not have a boat.
Where can I fish from the
shore on Lake Norman?
Public fishing is allowed at
the McGuire Nuclear Plant
off N.C. 73, the Marshall
Steam Plant off N.C. 150 and
at the Lake Norman State
Park, near Troutman.
• What am I likely to
catch on Lake Norman?
Largemouth bass, spotted
bass, stripers, catfish, white
perch, carp, crappie and
bream.
• How big are the fish in
Lake Norman?
Sizes vary. An 85-pound
state record blue catfish was
caught a few years ago. There
are some who suspect that a
blue cat weighing more than
100 pounds is lurking near the
dam. Stripers average 5 to 6
pounds. In the past, 20- and
30-pounders were caught.
The state record, a 6 pound,
5-ounce spotted bass was
caught in Lake Norman.
• Can I catch trout, walleye and white bass?
High summer water temperatures, combined with low

levels of dissolved oxygen,
make it all but impossible for
trout and walleye to survive
in Lake Norman. White bass
used to be plentiful, but have
practically disappeared in recent years.
• Is fishing better above
the N.C. 150 Bridge?
Not necessarily. There are
times when Ramsey, Reed,
Mountain and Hagers creeks
produce a lot of fish. Also,
both hot water discharges are
located south of the N.C. 150
Bridge. Many people fish the
north end of the lake, not because there are more fish, but
because there is less open water and it’s easier to fish on
windy days.
• When is the best time
to fish?
As a rule, fish bite best
early in the morning and
again just before dark. However, there are many occasions when fish feed aggressively throughout the day.
Spring is a preferred time because fish are hungry and in
shallow water. Night fishing
is also popular in the summer.
Since stripers like cold water,
winter is a good time to fish
for them.
• I thought striped bass
were a saltwater fish?
They are, but they swim
up freshwater rivers to
spawn. Stripers are able to
adapt and can live in freshwater lakes when conditions are
right. Most landlocked
striped bass, like those on
Lake Norman, are stocked by
wildlife agencies
• Who needs a fishing li-

cense?
Anyone 16 and over who
fishes in public waters is required to have a valid fishing
license.
• Where can I get a North
Carolina fishing license?
Licenses can be purchased
at most area bait shops and at
department stores that sell
fishing tackle. They are also
available at www.ncwildlife.
org, by phone at 888-248-6834,
or by mail at N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1751
Varsity Drive, Raleigh, N.C.
27606.
• How do I get help in an
emergency if my boat is in a
dead cell phone area?
The old stand-by is to wave
your arms, a flag, shirt, etc.
to a passing vessel. Another
option is to install a marine
band VHF radio. Channel 16
is monitored by the Lake Patrol, Coast Guard Auxiliary,
N.C. Wildlife Officers and
other boaters equipped with
VHF radios.
• I see signs and buoys
that say “No Wake.” How fast
can a boat go in a “No Wake”
zone?
“No wake” means, “No
Wake.” If you can see a wake
behind the boat, you are going too fast. Wakes might
vary with the way the boat is
loaded. Some boats might
produce a wake traveling at
only a few miles per hour.
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You can visit www.
lakenormanstriperfishing.
com or call Gus Gustafson
at 704-617-6812. E-mail him
at Gus@LakeNorman.com.

Wildlife commission seeks comments on
migratory game bird hunting seasons
The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission
is inviting public comments on the early waterfowl and webless migratory game bird
hunting seasons.
The seasons include dove, woodcock, rail,
snipe and those waterfowl seasons beginning
prior to October 1. Input on extended falconry seasons for webless species will also be
taken at this time. Comment on proposed
dates for the seasons by going to
www.ncwildlife.org and clicking on “Submit
Your Comments.”
Comments will be accepted from through
June 20.
Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides frameworks from which to
choose the seasons, and the commission selects the actual dates within these guidelines.

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The websites listed below for online courses on boating safety are not administered by
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Be advised, the commission only maintains records for courses offered through the
agency.
If you choose to complete your boating
safety training through a source other than
the commission, you will be responsible for
obtaining the necessary documentation to
prove successful completion of the course
through the course provider.
The courses listed do meet all education
certification requirements for North Carolina:
https://www.boat-ed.com/nc/index.htm
http://www.boaterexam.com/
http://boatingcertificate.com/
http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/
Boating safety courses
http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/
Online courses are available but most are
http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/
not free. The following are a list of approved
http://www.lmservice.org/
and accepted courses.
http://pwcsafetyschool.com/

Frankie Wells of Woodleaf has qualified to compete in Field & Stream’s Total Outdoorsman Challenge Regional
Championship on Saturday at the Country Music Association Festival in
Nashville.
The top three finishers in Nashville
will advance to the Total Outdoorsman’s
final in Springfield, Mo., Sept. 9-11. In
the finals, 16 of the nation’s top outdoorsmen will go head-to-head in seven
outdoor skill challenges that will determine the winner. Events are fly-fishing,
bass fishing, rifle, shotgun, endurance,
archery and ATV handling.
The winner will be declared Field &
Stream’s Total Outdoorsman Champion
and win $25,000 and a trip to the 2010
CMA Awards.
“Total outdoorsmen have been training for this their whole lives,” said Anthony Licata, editor of Field & Stream.
“After the money and great prize package, the real reward for Total Outdoorsmen competitors is the chance to show
their passion and dedication for hunting, fishing and the outdoors.”
Now in its seventh year, the Field &
Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
presented by Mobil 1 is widely celebrated as the country’s premier competition
for sportsmen. Competitors in the
Nashville event garnered their invitation to the regional competition after
competing in local qualifier events held
at Bass Pro Shops around the country.
In April, thousands of outdoorsmen vied
for the chance to compete at one of the
four regional qualifying events held this
June. Of those, only 200 scored well
enough to continue on, representing the
best of the best outdoorsmen in the
country.
Those who were unable to attend a
local qualifier event still have a shot at
going to the Championship: Field &
Stream is accepting submissions
through July 5 for a sole “wildcard”
competitor from online entries at
www.totaloutdoorsmanchallenge.com.

Wildlife in North
Carolina magazine
looking for your best
outdoors photos
RALEIGH — Wildlife in North Carolina magazine is welcomes entries for
its sixth annual nature and wildlife photo competition.
“Last year, we received more than
8,800 entries — by far our most ever,
and almost too many for our staff to handle,” said Greg Jenkins, editor of the national-award-winning monthly. “In response, we are reducing the number of
photos that an individual can enter in a
single category from three to two.”
Founding partner, the N.C. Museum
of Natural Sciences, returns as a cosponsor, as does the N.C. Division of
Parks and Recreation. Great Outdoor
Provision Co. returns as a corporate
sponsor. Another important co-sponsor
returning for the second year is UNCTV, with entertaining and educational
programming about the state’s wonderful natural resources.
“These sponsors are valuable resources on so many levels,” Jenkins said.
“The museum is a fantastic place to
learn about the state’s wildlife and habitats. Our outstanding state parks are ideal places for photography, and park
rangers can give photographers expert
advice on the best subjects and the best
times and places to get that ideal image.”
All winners will be published in the
January 2011 issue of Wildlife in North
Carolina magazine, with the grand prize
appearing as the cover illustration.
Thanks to exhibition sponsor, JW Photo
Labs of Raleigh, the winners will be exhibited at the Museum of Natural Sciences and at other science museums and
wildlife education centers across the
state in 2011.
The deadline for entry is Sept. 1.
Rules, more information and entry
forms
are
available
at
www.ncwildlife.org.
Since 1947, the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission has
been dedicated to the conservation and
sustainability of the state's fish and
wildlife resources through research, scientific management, wise use, and public input. The Commission is the state
regulatory agency responsible for the
enforcement of fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws and provides programs and opportunities for wildlife-related educational, recreational and
sporting activities. To learn more, visit
www.ncwildlife.org.

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SALISBURY POST

Paternity shock haunts father
mother had the affair, and I am
very curious just what kind of
man my biological father was.
I am debating whether I
should tell my grown children
about this.
Do I have an obligation to
tell my children?
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shocked
Dear Shocked: You have an
obligation to live an authentic
life. Your children deserve to
know the basic truth about you
(and about their own genetic
history) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even if the truth
presents challenges youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not
sure how theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll handle.
Your children also deserve
to know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in
your life, certainly if it is causing you ongoing angst. They
may assist you in trying to
track down other biological
family members, if you choose
to do this (it should be your
choice to make). This journey
could lead all of you in fascinating directions.
A therapist could help guide
you through this. You should
receive ongoing support.
Dear Amy: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost vacation time again, and I would
like your opinion on sleeping
arrangements at a resort.
A two-bedroom unit is being
rented. Each room has a queensize bed.
Is it appropriate for a 16year-old girl and her 14-yearold brother to share a bed, especially when other arrangements are possible?
I feel that the daughter
should share a bed with her
mother, and the son with his father. The parents of these children feel that it is OK for their
teenagers to share a bed for a
week.

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Dear Concerned: I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think
itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good idea for opposite
gender teenagers to share a
bed.
At 14 and 16, these kids are
in a phase where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still
figuring out who they are; they
deserve a measure of privacy
while they do so.
Most hotels are happy to
bring a rollaway bed into a
room for a small fee each
night. That would certainly be
my solution.
You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say what your relationship to this family is, but
this issue falls pretty squarely into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;none of your businessâ&#x20AC;? category. Unless youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re
asked to weigh in, you should
let this family figure out its
own sleeping arrangements.
Dear Amy: When my wife and
I go out to dinner with our two
daughters, I always pay the bill
and usually leave a 15 percent
tip.
My daughters get really upset and say I should leave at
least 20 percent.
I do not think my daughters
should tell me how much tip to
leave when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m paying.
What do you think?
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Richard
Dear Richard: I agree with
your daughters and with you.
You should leave 20 percent.
Tell your daughters they
should take their old man to
dinner once in a while and
show him how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done.
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mother passed away some time
ago when she was in her mid90s.
About two years before she
died, when I
was in my mid60s, she confided in me that
she had an affair many years
ago with a man
who left this
country shortly
thereafter, and
that he was my
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No one else
knew of the affair, including
her husband (my father) who I
always assumed was my biological father.
This left me in a complete
state of shock.
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it was important that I knew of
this before she died. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still
not sure whether I am better
off knowing it.
The father who raised me
was a very poor husband and
father, and a terrible role model. He was a heavy smoker and
an alcoholic, and he believed
that if a man provided basic
food, shelter and clothing,
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better.
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s it time to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach to licensing young drivers?
Some in Congress think so. Senate and
House proposals would raise the minimum
unrestricted driving age to 18 and require
all states to follow the same licensing guidelines or risk losing federal road funds. Proponents say this would reduce teen highway
deaths, while imposing uniformity on regulations that vary from state to state.
Reducing teen accidents is an urgent goal.
In 2008, 2,684 drivers aged 16 to 20 died in
traffic accidents nationwide, according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It’s hard to dispute the argument that
raising the age limit to 18 would almost certainly reduce that toll — just as raising the
age limit to 19 or 21 would decrease it even
more. But Congress should delay heading
down this road, lest it create more unnecessary bureaucracy to coerce states into adopting legislation similar to what many are already moving toward on their own.
For starters, let’s note that age alone
doesn’t offer accident immunity. A 17-yearold who has completed a driver safety
course, with a year or more of supervised
experience behind the wheel, is likely to be
a safer driver than an 18-year-old who lacks
such training or is less mature. Also, North
Carolina and other states have already
adopted graduated licensing programs that
restrict the hours that 16-year-olds can
drive, as well as the young passengers that
can accompany them. Those measures are
helping to save lives, which is why states
have embraced them without threat of federal sanctions. In fact, the success of those
programs is part of the impetus behind the
move to impose federal regulations.
It’s also worth noting that a societal shift
appears to be under way in which the driver’s license is losing its luster as a rite of
passage for 16-year-olds. As reported earlier this year, federal data shows that only 30
percent of 16-year-olds got licenses in 2008,
compared with 44.7 percent in 1988. While
it’s too early to proclaim this a longterm
trend, the driving age does show signs of
shifting on its own. This could be the result
of several factors, including the graduated
licensing requirements that make it harder
to obtain a license. With the economic uncertaintly, some families also may be reluctant to add young drivers to their insurance
policies or spend money on an additional vehicle. Meanwhile, the growth of social media
means teens have more options for virtual
mobility without the use of vehicles.
Reducing the accident rate for teen drivers should be a national priority. However,
it’s one that can be accomplished through
the efforts of individual states, without federal legislation. What works in Massachusetts may not fit Montana. For teen drivers,
the best defense is graduated licensing,
driver safety courses and many miles of supervised experience behind the wheel.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get
you in trouble.”
— Frank Tyger

Moderately confused

ASHINGTON — When a long-ago
South Carolina legislator described his state as “too small to
be a republic and too large to be an insane
asylum,” he might have added, “but just
perfect for a bordello!”
Perhaps it is the humidity. Throw in a
cocktail, stir with human
nature, and you’ve got that
ol’ fleeting magic.
But what’s with all these
kissy-boys spilling the
beans on their paramours?
Whither chivalry? Whither,
alas, manliness?
The women in these romantic imbroglios are steel
magnolias to the weeping
KATHLEEN willows of their undoubtedPARKER
ly regrettable (and perhaps
forgettable) dalliances.
No one needs to be reminded of Gov.
Mark Sanford’s tearful confession of infidelity with his Argentine soul mate. Nowex-wife Jenny Sanford has turned his betrayal into a cottage industry of feminine
empowerment. She’s written a book, appeared on talk shows and become the ex
officio leading lady of the tragedy formerly known as victimhood.
I am woman, hear me call my lawyer.
In a twist that would be ironic if it
weren’t so overpoweringly icky, Sanford
protegee and Jenny favorite-for-governor, Nikki Haley, is essentially being
branded a harlot by two men claiming to
have “known” her. In politics as in love,
timing is everything. These alleged trysts
apparently came to mind just as Haley
was leading the Republican pack in the final countdown to Tuesday’s primary.
Haley, a married mother of two, has
denied the claims of both men. One is for-

mer Haley political consultant Will Folks,
who for a time was also Governor Sanford’s director of communications. The
other is lobbyist Larry Marchant Jr., who
until recently was working for Lt. Gov.
Andre Bauer, also a contender for the
governorship.
Like Folks, Marchant claims to have
had an “inappropriate physical relationship” with Haley. He felt he had to tell because, oh, he just had to!
Bauer, who paid
Marchant $50,000 in consulting fees (before firing
him), has challenged Haley to a polygraph test to
prove she has been faithful to her husband. Seriously, Mr. Hawthorne?
To outsiders, this is the
sort of delicious material
HALEY
that allows comedy writers to sleep in. To South
Carolinians, these unfolding events are a
blight, a pox, a Deepwater Horizon of
gushing shame.
It bears mentioning that the players in
this little drama are not equals. I’ve
known Folks, a take-no-prisoners political
blogger, for years and take him at his
word when he says that a story was about
to break about his alleged relationship.
Recently married and a new father, he
says he was attempting damage control
when he broke the story himself.
I don’t condone or agree with his decision, but he’s no Marchant, whose earnest
confession reeks of the self-service to
which he has now consigned himself.
I also know Haley and take her at her
word when she denies the allegations. But
let’s get at the deeper truth and ask: Is
this really where we want our politics to

go? Are only perfect people acceptable
for public service? As Bill Bennett once
put it to me: “If perfection is our standard, then no one gets to talk.”
This obsession with people’s personal
lives, including the hand-wringing analysis of Al and Tipper Gore’s marriage, has
turned us into a nation of purse-lipped old
maids. No offense to purses. I’ve resisted
commenting on the Gores’ decision to split
after 40 years of marriage because, what
possibly could I know? Apologies to the
deeply conflicted, but the Gores’ divorce
has no bearing whatsoever on my life.
I reluctantly decided to weigh in on the
Haley story because therein lie issues of
more general consequence. This isn’t only
politics at its worst. It’s a persecution, a
witch hunt, a political rape.
“All I know to do is fight,” said Haley
by phone Friday. “Just stay strong and
keep a smile on your face. ... I refuse to
let this distract me.”
Of greater personal concern than what
may or may not have happened between
consenting, if misguided, adults is, what
has happened to men? The South has managed through the past 150 years of regional shame to cling to the one admirable
trait of its antebellum past: the Gentle
Man.
He, too, apparently is endangered. With
notable exceptions, the once-honorable
protector of women’s virtue is just another gossip-monger.
Perhaps this is the legacy of our egalitarian times. When men succumb to their
inner Oprah, weeping and telling like
slumber-party girls, it may be time for
the stronger sex to lead.
• • •
Kathleen Parker’s e-mail address is
kathleenparker@washpost.com.

Here’s how
to improve
recycling
BY CLYDE OVERCASH
For the Salisbury Post

O

LETTERS

TO THE

All varieties of farmers
valuable to community
Agriculture is an important industry that
provides the food we eat which gives us energy to work and have fun. Agriculture production happens in many different ways and
takes on many shapes and sizes. I am the
mentor farmer at the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm, the beginning farmer program
that is a partnership between Cabarrus
County government and North Carolina Cooperative Extension with partial funding by
the Cannon Foundation. The program at the
Incubator Farm focuses on organic food
production and strives to teach the most
sustainable methods of farming.
I have been farming organically for over
12 years, and being friendly to our environment without the use of chemicals is important to me. It is farming no different than
our grandparents did. A recent article quoted me as saying “I’m not one of those farmers that just throws out chemicals.” This
comment was taken out of context, and I
apologize for any confusion, frustration or
concern that this article created in the agriculture community here within the county.
The sustainable agriculture program would
not be where it is right now without the support of farmers in the agriculture community, most of whom all employ conventional
production standards. The work they do is
valuable and also needed. We all work very
hard to produce the food needs of our community.
I would personally like to invite any and
all conventional farmers to the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm to share their knowledge with the beginning farmers. This is exactly what I am doing on a daily basis without any compensation. We all need to work
together, and I pledge my support to do so.
— Brad Hinckley

Cabarrus County

Support during a nightmare
My sister, Jill Bullin Feldmeyer, my
brother, Jeff Bullin, and I thank you for all
the love and prayers that have surrounded
us during the nightmare of our parents’
murder.
We especially want to thank Detective
Dangerfield and the team at the Rowan
County Sheriff’s Office for their compassionate competence in solving this case.
We want to say that we do not feel there
is a racial component to their deaths. We
and our parents meet each person as an indi-

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vidual in life, and we believe their deaths
were related to this man’s lack of humanity,
rather than his skin color.
Should you like, please send donations to
the Conover Branch of the Catawba County
Library, PO Box 1299, Conover, N.C., 28613,
or to the library of your choice, as our parents were avid readers and users of the public library.
Alternatively, we ask for contributions to
the NC Victim Assistance Network, PO Box
28557, Raleigh, N.C., 27611-8557.
Flowers may be sent for a memorial service and celebration of life at Rock Barn Golf
and Spa, 3791 Clubhouse Drive, Conover,
N.C., 28613. The service will be held today
(Tuesday) at 4 p.m. with the celebration following from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
— Jerri-Anne Barkha
Bullin-McDermith
The writer is the daughter of Jerry and
Jody Bullin, who were found shot to death
last week in Salisbury.

Israel should defend itself
I think Israel is once again being attacked
unjustly. Throughout history, Israel has repeatedly had to defend itself from conspiracies to wipe it off the map. The words of the
King’s edict from long ago are still in effect
today (Esther 8:11).
— Terry Bishop
Marshville

For the record
Regarding the May 27 letter from Elizabeth Landry:
I got my information from a press conference called at the West Point Academy on
Dec. 2, 2009. Thank you for supporting our
troops. I’m a war veteran myself.
— James E. Neely
East Spencer

K, it’s like this. There are
two kinds of people —
those who recycle and
those who don’t and never will.
Everybody, rich or poor, pays
a water bill, with or without
added fees or incentives. We use
more, we pay more. As a proponent of recycling for many years,
it is now becoming evident to me
that the city has been covering
up more than garbage in the
landfill. In 1996, when we were
guaranteed an easy practical solution to back-yard pickup, the
cost was $1.44 per month — a flat
fee. Today, the budgeted
$445,000 cost all goes to the city
contractor.
By its own admission, the city
has not reclaimed a single dime
on the sale of recycled materials.
Now, we are cutting back on limb
collection to once a month. What
a mess that will add to the curbside carpet, tires and toilets on
the street corners.
Let’s copy our idol, Greenville,
S.C., which has an award-winning
center where residents can exchange unwanted items.
So, what does it take to make
our good German, Scotch-Irish
citizens change their feeble
minds about recycling? Give
them a good reason or get into
their pocketbooks. Could the program pay for itself or even make
money? Heaven forbid. Let “the
people” do what they will with
their recyclables and save money, not to mention salaries, cost
of bins, trucks, gas, etc. The
city’s $1.1 million deficit would
be abolished in two years.
What is the solution? Simple.
1. Don’t buy or use plastic water bottles, styrofoam cups, “to
go” boxes or “plastic silverware,”
as the fast-food worker called it
recently. Refuse plastic bags.
2. Conserve paper. Stop junk
mail. Sell your own aluminum
and metal. Multiply what you use
daily by the population of little ol’
Salisbury or the whole green
Earth.
3. Continue to pay the rising
city fee hooked onto your water
bill, whether you ever use your
bin or even have one to sit on
your porch for a pot holder or
kitty litter.
4. And the right answer: Reward those who recycle. No recycling fee for simple water users.
Use “pay as you throw” fees or
pay by weight. Make people responsible for the litter in their
lives and what they leave for posterity.
We need creative, cost-effective ideas, not punishment for recycling; not new and higher fees.
Our city’s current policy is outdated, and the increased fees are
unfounded. We already pay too
much. Revolt, rethink, regroup,
but don’t make us not recycle.
• • •
Clyde Overcash lives in Salisbury.

Journalist Helen
Thomas retires amid
uproar over remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Helen Thomas, the opinionated White House correspondent who used her seat in the
front row of history to grill
10 presidents and often exasperate them, lost her storied perch Monday in a flap
over calling on Israelis to get
“out of Palestine.”
Thomas, 89, who made
her name as a bulldog for
United Press International
and was a pioneer for
women in journalism,
abruptly retired as a columnist for Hearst News Service. The announcement, in
a terse statement by Hearst,
came after videotaped remarks she made to an independent filmmaker spread
virally through the Internet.
She apologized, but White
House spokesman Robert
Gibbs denounced her comments as “offensive and reprehensible.” Her press corps
colleagues with the White
House Correspondents Association issued a rare admonishment calling them “indefensible.”
Thomas joined UPI in
1943 and began covering the
White House for the wire
service in 1960. Fiercely
competitive, she became the
first female White House bureau chief for a wire service
when UPI named her to the
position in 1974. She was
also the first female officer
at the National Press Club,
where women had once been
barred as members.
“Helen was just a vacuum
cleaner about information,”
said author Kay Mills, who
took dictation from Thomas
as a young UPI staffer and
wrote “A Place in the News:
From the Women’s Pages to
the Front Page.”

3 dead, others
injured after natural
gas line explodes
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP)
— Officials say three people
have been killed and several others injured after a natural gas line exploded in rural north Texas.
Officials say workers apparently hit the underground line south of Dallas
while digging on Monday.
Johnson County Emergency Management Coordinator Jack Snow says about
six people were transported
by air or ground ambulance
to hospitals.
Laura Harlin is a resident
of nearby Granbury and she

says the explosion made a
“huge rumbling” and sounded like a tornado even from
eight miles away.
The explosion caused a
massive fire that sent orange flames and black
smoke streaming into the
air.

Intent of men who
aimed to join
terrorists was clear
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) —
Two New Jersey men accused of trying to join a terrorist group in Somalia intended to commit acts of violence even though their
plans appeared haphazard, a
federal prosecutor said Monday.
“Sophistication is not a
measure of danger,” U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.
“Their intentions were described pretty clearly. They
were watching certain
videos and interested in
what certain people were
saying and advocating.”
Mohamed
Mahmood
Alessa and Carlos Eduardo
Almonte made their first
court appearance Monday in
Newark.
Alessa, 20, and Almonte,
24, were arrested Saturday
night at New York’s
Kennedy Airport as they
prepared to fly to Egypt and
then to Somalia, authorities
said. They are charged with
conspiring to kill, maim and
kidnap persons outside the
United States by joining alShabab, a group designated
by the U.S. in 2008 as a terrorist organization.
Alessa and Almonte appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox
Arleo on Monday with their
hands and feet shackled.
Both have dark curly hair
and beards. Alessa had several cuts and bruises on his
forehead.

Apple says iPhone
will be thinner, have
higher-res screen
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
The next iPhone comes out
June 24 and will have a higher-resolution screen, longer
battery life and thinner design.
CEO Steve Jobs opened
Apple Inc.’s annual conference for software developers Monday by demonstrating the iPhone 4, which will
cost $199 or $299 in the U.S.
with a two-year AT&T contract, depending on the capacity. The iPhone 3GS,
which debuted last year, will
still be available, for $99.

Some of the mystery surrounding Apple’s latest creation had been punctured in
April, when the tech blog
Gizmodo bought a lost
iPhone prototype for $5,000
and posted pictures of the
unit. Apple demanded it
back, and authorities have
been investigating whether
a Gizmodo editor broke any
laws.
“Stop me if you’ve already seen this,” Jobs said
Monday as he started his
demo.
The iPhone 4 is sleeker
and more advanced than the
original iPhone that came
out in 2007. Like the iPhone
3GS, it comes in black or
white, though it has a more
angular look. Its front and
back are covered with glass,
and it is rimmed with stainless steel that acts as part of
the phone’s antenna.

Clam boat pulls up
canisters off NY,
crew sickened
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S.
Coast Guard says a Massachusetts-based fishing boat
dredging for clams off New
York has pulled up 10 canisters, including one that broke
open and caused two crew
members to experience blistering and difficulty breathing.
The Coast Guard says the
two crew members from the
ESS Pursuit were taken to St.
Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Mass. One has been
transferred to Massachusetts
General Hospital, and the other has been released.
The Coast Guard says it
was not immediately clear
what chemical was involved,
but authorities were investigating. The agency issued a
rare order to the vessel to return to the New Bedford port
Monday. The canisters were
dropped back into the ocean.
Officials are working to
decontaminate the vessel and
its four other crew members
and to clearly mark the area
south of Long Island where
the containers were found.

Progressive leaders
upset with
White House
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Progressive activists who
helped elect Barack Obama
president complained Monday that the administration
and congressional Democrats have been too timid and
too willing to compromise.
Even though Obama’s
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nation’s health care system
— passed without a single
Republican vote, progressive leaders who gathered in
Washington criticized the
president for failing to create a government-run insurance option to compete with
private industry.
They faulted Obama for
the ongoing wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the slow pace
in repealing the ban on gays
serving in the military and
last year’s economic stimulus package, which they described as inadequate at
$787 billion. They also criticized his handling of the
Gulf oil spill.
“The White House has
been an uncertain trumpet,”
said Robert Borosage, a codirector of the Campaign for
America’s Future, a progressive organization. “The
administration’s reforms
were too often too timid
from the start and too readily compromised along the
way.”
Although leaders still
spoke with admiration for
Obama, it was clear he’s not
as popular with unions, bloggers and other progressives.

Chrysler recalls
almost 700,000
Jeeps, minivans
DETROIT
(AP)
—
Chrysler is recalling almost
600,000 minivans and Jeep
Wranglers in the United
States and another 100,000
elsewhere because of brake
or wiring problems that
could create safety problems, the company and federal regulators said Monday.
Chrysler said it is recalling 288,968 Jeep Wranglers
from the 2006 through 2010
model years due to a potential brake fluid leak.
It also is recalling 284,831
Dodge Grand Caravan and
Chrysler Town & Country

minivans from the 2008 and
2009 model years because a
wiring problem can cause a
fire inside the sliding doors.
Another 76,430 Wranglers and 34,143 minivans
are being recalled in Canada, Mexico and other international markets, Chrysler
said.
Neither problem has
caused any crashes or injuries, Chrysler Group LLC
said.

U.S. military in Iraq
detains soldier linked
to leaked video
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Army has detained a 22year-old soldier in Baghdad
in connection with the leak
of a military video that
shows Apache helicopters
gunning down unarmed
men in Iraq, including two
journalists, defense officials said Monday.
Army Spc. Bradley Manning of Potomac, Md., now
being held in Kuwait pending the results of an investigation, was the third suspected leaker known to
have been apprehended under the Obama administration.
“This is a startling pattern for anyone who’s been
watching the field for a
while,” said Steven Aftergood, a director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of
American Scientists.
“It certainly shows that
this administration is aggressively pursuing leakers” and that “there is essentially zero tolerance for
public disclosure of classified information,” he said.
Meanwhile, a convicted
computer hacker from California claimed he alerted
authorities about Manning
after meeting him online,
calling the young military
analyst “a good kid who got
a little mixed up.”

Tips pour in to
officers searching for
missing 7-year-old
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
Twenty-two state, local and
federal agencies are following up on more than 1,200
tips in the search for a 7year-old Portland boy who
has been missing for four
days.
Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline Elementary School on Friday. Multnomah County sheriff’s
deputies and volunteers have
been searching the densely
wooded area near the pastoral school since then.
On Monday morning,
deputies and FBI agents posted about 40 yards from the
school stopped approaching
cars and asked passengers
whether they were at the
school Friday and had any information about Kyron.
Multnomah County sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gates described the variety of tips as
“leads that aren’t as exciting,
and other leads that are more
prevalent.”
“We need more,” he said
at a news conference Monday. “Every tip, no matter
how insignificant you think
it is, could be the one we
need.”

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) —
As officials reported a gradual increase in the amount of
oil being captured from the
spewing wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico,
BP PLC said Monday that it
plans next month to replace
the cap collecting the crude
with a slightly bigger device.
The newer cap will “provide a better, tighter fit”
than the current one collecting roughly one-third to
three-fourths of the oil gushing daily from the sea floor,
company spokesman Robert
Wine told The Associated
Press. But it will also allow
the oil now being collected
to again spew out into the
Gulf during the changeover.
The oil began gushing after a BP oil rig explosion
April 20 and recently increased in volume after officials sheared off the top of
the damaged outflow pipe as
part of the latest containment effort. BP believes the
bigger cap will fit over more
of the pipe than the current
cap.
The current device is collecting about 466,200 gallons
of oil per day, Coast Guard
Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man for the
oil spill response, said earlier Monday at the White
House. He also elaborated
on comments made over the
weekend that the spill
cleanup would last into fall,
acknowledging the full
process would take much
longer.
“Dealing with the oil spill
on the surface will take a
couple of months,” he said
Monday, but the process of
getting oil out of marshlands
and other habitats “will be
years.”

WASHINGTON — The
anticipation is nearly over.
The 21-year-old with the
fastball that approaches 100
mph and curve that freezes
batters is about to take the
mound in the nation’s capital.
Stephen Strasburg is set to
make his Washington Nationals debut tonight.
Standing room only tickets
went on sale Monday, part of a
rare Nationals Park sellout.

More than
200 requests
for media
credentials
have been
 Nats take
submitted,
Harper with
forcing offitop pick, 4B
cials to turn
a dining area into a work space
to accommodate reporters.
For the Nationals, Strasburg’s major league debut is
best summed up in one word.
Finally.

1B

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Cuthbertson, Barger
excel in Puerto Rico
Staff report

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June 8, 2010

SALISBURY POST

Merry ‘Strasmas’
at Nationals Park
BY JOSEPH WHITE

TUESDAY

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington’s Stephen Strasburg will make his MLB debut
tonight when he starts on the mound against Pittsburgh.

A pair of Rowan County
track stars recorded firstplace finishes at the Caribbean
Scholastic Invitational in
Puerto Rico on Saturday.
Teaunna Cuthbertson, the
the sixth North Rowan athlete
to compete outside the continental United States, and West
Rowan’s Daishion Barger
were part of a 28-person
National Scholastic Sports
Foundation team.
Cuthbertson won the girls
long jump, finished second in

CUTHBERTSON BARGER
the triple jump and placed
fifth in the 100-meter hurdles.
Barger won the boys
110-meter hurdles.

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LOCAL BASEBALL

Wagner
among
all-stars

May’s hit
salvages
victory
BY MIKE LONDON

mlondon@salisburypost.com

Staff report

KANNAPOLIS — Bloops
fell safely
Kannapolis 10 and liners
Stanly
9 w e r e
c a u g h t
during Kannapolis’ zany 10-9
victory against Stanly County
at Veterans Field on Monday.
Kannapolis’ Dylan May
drove a ball
about 370 feet
to center field
for an out in
the third. In
the eighth, he
knocked in
the winning
run with an
opposite-field
MAY
blooper
to
shallow left.
“I was just trying to avoid
going deep in the count, and I
didn’t hit it good at all,” May
said. “But it felt great to win.
It’s better to play bad and win
than to play great and lose.”
Kannapolis second baseman Wes Honeycutt had a
similar experience. He went
4-for-5 with a bunch of bouncing singles, but the one ball he
drilled was an easy double
play for Stanly (6-3, 4-3).
“My thing is to put the ball
in play, and I put some balls
where they couldn’t make the
play,” Honeycutt said. “Then
the one ball I hit on the nose
gives them two outs.”
Kannapolis (5-6, 4-4) had
mental lapses and made five
errors, but it continued its
surge into the top half of the
Area III Southern Division
standings.
“All we’ve been preaching
is find a way to win,”
Kannapolis coach Matt Stack
said. “Stanly can swing it, and
we didn’t make the routine
plays we really have to make.
But we still found a way.”
Kannapolis had Northwest
Cabarrus lefty Taylor West
on the mound, but West was
fighting sickness and didn’t
have the sort of stuff he had
when he struck out 12 East
Rowan hitters in the fourth
round of the 3A playoffs.
He exited after four innings and six Stanly runs, including a bomb to right field
by masher Corey Dick.
Kannapolis’ defense stabilized behind A.L. Brown freshman Nathaniel Sexton, who
survived the fifth and sixth.
He gave Stack a chance to
turn things over to relievers
Zach Jones, who won it, and
Kevin Hamilton, who earned
a save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kannapolis weathered a
disastrous bottom of the
first.
Stanly starting pitcher
Jordan Hildreth faced only
two batters before moving to
shortstop. Both those batters
reached. Then Dick took the
mound and walked May to
load the bases with none out.

Five members of the
K a n napolis Intimidators,
including South Rowan High
School graduate Daniel
Wagner, were named South
Atlantic League all-stars.
Five players tied for the
most selected in the Northern
Division.
First baseman Ian Gac will
start alongside Wagner,
a
second
baseman.
Outfielder
Kyle Colligan
and
two
pitchers —
Brandon
Kloess and
Joe Serafin
— will also WAGNER
represent the
Intimidators on June 22 at
Flour Field in Greenville, S.C.
Wagner, a Kannapolis resident, has earned his first professional all-star nod. He is
hitting .282 with a team-leading 16 stolen bases this season.
Wagner has the top batting
average among second basemen in the Northern Division
and ranks second in RBIs (23).
He has also played well defensively at second base.
Gac, in his first season with
the Chicago White Sox organization, is hitting .278 with a
team-leading 11 home runs
and 41 RBIs. He is one behind
the league leader in home
runs, fourth in the league in
slugging percentage (.526) and
second in extra-base hits (30).
Gac has been named an allstar three times before in his
professional career: Midwest
League (midseason and postseason in 2008) and Hawaiian
Winter Baseball League (2007).
Colligan will be making his
first professional all-star
game appearance as a utility
outfielder. He leads the Intimidators in batting average
(.299), on-base percentage
(.381) and runs scored (31).
Colligan is 13-for-25 in his
last seven games.
Kloess, the Kannapolis
closer, will make his first allstar game appearance. He has
allowed three runs in 29 1⁄3
innings for a 0.92 ERA.
He went the entire month
of May without allowing a run
and has struck out 37 batters
while walking five this season.
Kloess leads the Intimidators with five saves. He is
fourth among relievers in the
league in strikeouts per nine
innings, has the fourth-lowest
walk total per nine innings and
has allowed the fifth-fewest
baserunners per nine innings.
Serafin is also making his
first all-star appearance. He
is tied for the team lead in
wins with five and has a teamlow 3.55 ERA among the starting pitchers. He has induced
the most groundball double
plays in the South Atlantic
League with 11, including five
in one outing.

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East Rowan’s Will Sapp (5) hugs shortstop Preston Troutman following the decisive win over Wilson Hunt on Saturday.

Strong finish for Sapp
Center fielder
named MVP
of title series
BY BRET STRELOW

bstrelow@salisburypost.com

Center fielder Will Sapp
robbed opponents of home
runs, and he even hit a few
during East Rowan’s run to
the 3A state championship.
One of many unheralded
commodities on a team with
only two starters returning
for coach Brian Hightower,
Sapp was named the series
MVP following East’s sweep
of Wilson Hunt at Five
County Stadium in Zebulon.
“I really didn’t know
what to expect out of this
year since we lost so many
seniors,” Sapp said. “I never thought I’d make it this
far or be MVP of the state
championship, but I worked
hard all year. I lifted and
ran, did all the things Coach
Hightower told me to do. I

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East’s Will Sapp (facing camera) reacts after being named MVP of the state title series.
guess it worked out.”
Noah Holmes and Preston
Troutman, who participated
in the 2008 championship
series that concluded with a
Rocky Mount victory, were
key figures last year as the

Mustangs reached the fourth
round of the playoffs before
falling to eventual champion
Lake Norman.
Holmes and Troutman
were part of a five-man senior class this year. Sapp was

one of six juniors, and the
final roster included eight
sophomores.
East won its last 13 games
and finished 31-2.

Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP
Jonathan Papelbon on the bereavement
list. Activated RHP Boof Bonser from Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated INF
Andy Marte from the 15-day DL. Optioned
OF Matt LaPorta to Columbus (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Placed DH
Mike Sweeney on the 15-day DL. Recalled
INF Mike Carp from Tacoma (PCL).
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Released
RHP Jeff Suppan.
Eastern League
READING PHILLIES—Announced RHP
Phillippe Aumont was assigned to Clearwater (FSL) and RHP Ty Taubenheim was
assigned to the team from Williamsport
(New York-Penn).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
SAN DIEGO CHARGER—Signed WR
Malcom Floyd to a one-year contract tender.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Traded WR
Isaac Bruce to St. Louis Rams.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed
WR David Ball.
United Football League
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN LIONS—
Signed QB Daunte Culpepper.

SALISBURY POST

Intimidators lose twin bill on the road
From staff reports

The Kannapolis Intimidators
were swept by the Savannah
Sand Gnats in a doubleheader
in Savannah on Monday.
Kannapolis dropped the first
game 4-3 in 11 innings and lost
7-1 in the nightcap.
Brady Shoemaker had a
homer to dead center and an
RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the
opener, but the Intimidators
couldn’t hold it.
Alonzo Harris’ two-run triple
tied the game for Savannah.
Shoemaker put Kannapolis
back on top in the 11th with a
run-scoring double, but the
Sand Gnats scored two in the
bottom half.
Pedro Zapata’s bases-clearing double in the fourth sunk
Kannapolis in the second game.

Ian Gac’s solo homer accounted for Kannapolis’ lone
run.
The teams play again
tonight.
 The Chicago White Sox
drafted Chris Sale, a left-handed pitcher from Florida Gulf
Coast in the first round.

 American Legion
South Rowan travels to Stanly County tonight for a makeup
game that highlights a limited
American Legion schedule.
South is off to an 8-1 start
and is 4-0 in the league.
 Rowan is off tonight and
returns to action on Wednesday
at Newman Park against Lexington.
 Kannapolis plays at
Mocksville on Wednesday.

 GARS outing

The cost is $350 per team for
a 10-week season. Contact KenSixty-six GARS members ny Seagle for more information
played with a captain’s choice at 704-636-0111, ext. 223.
format at Corbin Hills on Monday.
 Catawba football
The team of Ralph Brown,
The Catawba Football Camp
Boyce Caudle, Sam Nash and
Carl Satterwhite shot minus-10 for ages 7-rising seniors is set
to win. Four teams tied for sec- for July 18-20.
Contact assistant coach Todd
ond at minus-8.
Jay Boyce won closest to the McComb at 704-637-4733 (ofpin on No. 2, while Bill Hath- fice) or 704-645-4506 (fax).
cock won honors on No. 5.
Larry Luther won longest  Carson girls camp
putt on No. 9.
Carson will be holding a
girls basketball camp for
 YMCA hoops
grades 3-8 (rising) on June 14The Hurley Family YMCA is 17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
accepting registrations for an
The cost is $50.
adult open basketball league to
Contact Brooke Misenbe played on Sunday afternoons heimer at 704-855-5034 for more
beginning July 11.
information.

CHARLOTTE — Larry
Brown is putting potential draft
picks through workouts. The
general manager is chatting
with Brown regularly to discuss
shaping the roster for next season.
Everyone is acting as if
Brown will be back for a third
season with the Charlotte Bobcats. The Hall of Fame coach
just won’t say it definitively and
end all the speculation.
Three days after declining to
speak to reporters, Brown
chose his words carefully after
Monday’s pre-draft workout.
Has he decided on whether
he’s returning?
“I’m here coaching,” Brown
replied. “Obviously, I’m under
contract and doing my job.”
So it’s settled that he’s coming back?
“I’m here. If I wasn’t here,
it’d be another thing,” answered
Brown.
Brown then backed away
from the circle of reporters and

ended the interview. It was another bizarre twist in a twomonth stretch of uncertainty
surrounding the Michael Jordan-owned Bobcats and the
well-traveled Brown, in his 13th
pro or college head coaching
job.
Brown, who turns 70 in September, said after the Bobcats
were swept by Orlando in the
first round of the playoffs that
he missed being away from his
wife and teenage children in
suburban Philadelphia and hadn’t decided whether he’d be
back despite having two years
left on his contract.
He insisted, though, that he
wouldn’t coach for anybody other than Jordan. While that hasn’t stopped rampant speculation
of Brown bolting for another
job, Bobcats GM Rod Higgins
is working under the assumption that Brown will be on Charlotte’s bench this fall — even if
Brown hasn’t made his plans
clear to management.
“If you watched the watched
the workouts today and you
watched the guy that was run-

ning the workouts, it was the
coach that we’ve had the last
two years,” Higgins said. “The
situation is kind of status quo.”
“Larry has been here and
I’ve talked to Larry over the last
three weeks practically every
day in terms of how we improve
our roster, what-if scenarios if
we get into the draft, how we
venture going forward and improving our roster,” Higgins
said. “Those are the kind of conversations we’ve been having.”
The Bobcats are in a difficult
spot with several key decisions
that must be made in the next
month — with Brown expected
to have significant input.
Higgins called point guard
Raymond Felton’s impending
free agency a “delicate subject.” Felton, the No. 5 pick in
the 2005 draft, improved this
season before struggling in the
playoffs. Felton turned down a
long-term deal last summer,
and Charlotte is close to the luxury tax, a figure Jordan has said
the Bobcats won’t go over.
“We’ve always maintained
an interest in Raymond and

we’ve always expressed how
much we like Raymond,” Higgins said. “But it’s a different
landscape than it was probably
in July.”
Higgins was more definitive
with impending restricted free
agent Tyrus Thomas, saying
they’re leaning toward making
him a one-year qualifying offer
of more than $6 million.
“Tyrus, when we traded for
him, he’s a guy that we envisioned going long-term with,”
Higgins said.
Higgins has also had “fruitful
conversations” with teams looking to unload second-round picks,
which is why Charlotte is working out prospects despite not having a pick in the June 24 draft.
It’s also why Brown has been
working despite failing to fully
commit to next season.
“You can’t really get caught
up in that part,” Higgins said of
Brown’s indecision. “I think you
have to continue to communicate with each other. And there
hasn’t been anything that has
been different. ... I can’t afford
to read a whole lot into it.”

Coastal Carolina advances to face Gamecocks
ing released from his Duke scholarship
at his request.
The 6-foot-6 Felix, from College of
Southern Idaho, had been the first junior
college recruit to sign with Duke in Mike
Krzyzewski’s tenure as coach of the Blue
Devils.
He signed with Duke in May and asked
for release from his scholarship a few
days later. He told the Arizona Republic
that reports he failed to meet the school’s
academic requirements were untrue.
He said he didn’t think it was the right
decision “in my heart.”

changed their statements during the investigation, the chief overseeing the inMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Rich Witten
vestigation said.
doubled to start the 10th inning and
Delton Police Chief Tom Dorner said
scored on reliever Heath Hembree’s wild
he expects to forward the investigation’s
pitch, giving top-seeded Coastal Carolina
findings to prosecutors by today, but he
the Myrtle Beach Regional title with an
thinks they would have a hard time prov11-10 victory against the College of
ing a case.
Charleston.
“I think it’s going to be a problem
The Chanticleers (55-8) had just esbecause there’s too much information
caped a bases-loaded threat in the bottom
that contradicts between the alleged
of the ninth when Witten tagged one to
victims and the alleged suspect,”
left to start the 10th. He moved to third
Dorner said.
on Adam Rice’s sacrifice and crossed the
Officers were called early Saturday to
plate when Hembree’s pitch went past
a condo in Lake Delton where seven
NASCAR
catcher Rob Kral to the screen.
Packers players were staying during a
LONG POND, Pa. — Apparently Joey
Coastal Carolina, the NCAA tournacharity golf event. The women initially
Logano is right, Kevin Harvick’s wife
ment’s fourth overall seed, advanced to
told investigators they were sexually asdoes wear the firesuit in the family.
host the best-of-three super regional sesaulted by more than one Packer while
A day after Logano sarcastically forries against South Carolina next weekend.
other players held them down.
 AUBURN, Ala. — Kyle Parker hit a
gave the NASCAR veteran following a
After the players were questioned, the
three-run homer and Richie Shaffer had
late-race incident at Pocono by saying
women changed their statements to say
a bases-clearing double to lift Clemson
that his wife DeLana “wears the firesuit
only one person assaulted them, Dorner
past Auburn 13-7.
in the family, tells him what to do,” Desaid Monday. Police cleared six of the
Clemson reached a second straight su- Lana Harvick turned Logano’s slight into seven players of wrongdoing. A seventh
per regional and will face Alabama.
some inspired merchandising.
player whom police declined to identify
 ATLANTA — Jake Smith drove in
Fans can purchase a white T-shirt
and who has not been arrested remains
four runs, reliever Nathan Kilcrease held through Harvick’s website that reads “I
under investigation.
 ST. LOUIS — Isaac Bruce will go out
Georgia Tech scoreless over the final
wear the firesuit in this family” in red with
as a Ram.
five innings and Alabama beat the Yellow Harvick’s “Happy” red logo underneath.
The Rams announced that they have
Jackets 10-8 to win the Atlanta Regional.
The $15 shirt, available in sizes small
 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Branthrough extra large, will be shipped once acquired the four-time Pro Bowl wide reden Kline pitched 5-plus solid innings
ceiver from San Francisco in advance of
received from the manufacturer.
and Virginia got just enough offense in a
a retirement news conference on
DeLana Harvick is a fixture in the
5-3 victory over St. John’s to advance to
Wednesday.
NASCAR garage and is co-owner of the
 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Quarterthe super regional.
couple’s NASCAR Camping World Truck
 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami led
back Daunte Culpepper is still playing
Series and Nationwide Series teams.
Texas A&M 3-2 in the second inning of
professional football, albeit in the United
NBA
the Coral Gables regional final suspendFootball League.
Tom Izzo has another suitor.
ed after a second rain delay.
The 33-year-old Culpepper has signed
Michigan State athletic director Mark
The winner will advance to the super
with the Sacramento Mountain Lions.
Hollis told The Associated Press that the
regional at Florida on Friday.
GOLF
 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Connor HarCleveland Cavaliers are interested in reCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Rose now
rell’s squeeze bunt with one out in the
placing fired coach Mike Brown with Izzo
has plenty of time to celebrate his big
bottom of the 10th inning to lift Vander“There is not a contract offer on the
bilt to a 3-2 win over Louisville.
table,” Hollis said in a telephone interview. win at the Memorial. One day after his
first victory in America, he failed to
The Commodores (45-18) advanced to
“Last week, there was talk that Chicago
qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday.
the super regionals for the second time
and New Jersey were interested. If I was
Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis
and will face Florida State.
anywhere but at Michigan State, I would
 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — TJ Forrest be interested in Tom, too, because he’s the Love III and Ben Curtis led 15 players
pitched into the sixth inning on two days
who earned spots in the U.S. Open, while
best coach in college basketball.”
of rest, and Arkansas advanced to a suThe News-Herald of Willoughby, Ohio, Rose and the youngster he beat at Muirper regional against top-seeded Arizona
field Village — 21-year-old Rickie Fowler
reported Sunday the Cavaliers have
State thanks to a 7-2 win over Washingmade an offer to Izzo, citing an unidenti- — did not.
ton State.
Former PGA champion Shaun Micheel
fied league source.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported was among 12 players who qualified in
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Monday that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert dis- Memphis. The list includes Paul Goydos.
The presidents of the Mountain West
Scott McCarron and Jarrod Lyle face a
cussed the framework of a deal, worth
Conference decided Monday not to explayoff this morning in Memphis for the
about $6 million a season for up to five
pand the nine-team league at this time.
years, with perks such as using one of his final spot.
 New Baylor president Ken Starr
Brian Davis, who famously called a
private jets.
 NEW ORLEANS — Monty Williams
said he is “cautiously optimistic” and
penalty on himself at Hilton Head in a
has been hired to coach the Hornets and
hopeful that the Big 12 will remain fully
playoff this year, earned a spot at Springwill be introduced at a press conference
intact though he realizes there is an unfield Country Club in Columbus.
settled situation with growing talk of po- today.
Only three spots were available in
tential conference expansions.
Houston, and one of them won’t be going
NFL
to an NFL quarterback. Tony Romo of
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MILWAUKEE — Police don’t plan to
the Dallas Cowboys withdrew early in
TEMPE, Ariz. — Standout junior colrecommend pressing charges against a
the second round after opening with a
lege recruit Carrick Felix has signed a
Green Bay Packers player accused of
quadruple bogey, and rain delays pushed
letter of intent at Arizona State after besexual assault by two women who
the conclusion to today.
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SALISBURY POST

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 • 3B

JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST

Will Sapp (5), Justin Morris (1) and Avery Rogers (11) join the dogpile that formed near the mound at Five County Stadium following a 15-10 victory against Wilson Hunt.

SAPP
FROM 1B

JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST

East’s team gathers in left field after a playoff win against Northwest Cabarrus.

VICTORY
FROM 1B

But Justin Seager was
picked off second, and West
rapped into a snappy double
play to end the threat.
Kannapolis trailed 3-0 before it tied
the game in
the third. Seager singled in
a run before
Honeycutt
dodged a tag
by catcher
Rusty Hartsell
and
HONEYCUTT
scored on a
groundball.
John Wallace’s sac fly got
Kannapolis even.
Trailing 6-3 in the fourth,
Kannapolis scored on Honeycutt’s double-play grounder
and Seager’s second RBI single of the night.
Kannapolis took the lead
for the first time with a fourrun fifth. The key blow was
Ryan Goodman’s flyball down
the right-field line that fell

safely and transformed a 6-5
deficit into a 7-6 lead.
Kannapolis took a 9-6 lead
to the seventh, but Sexton ran
out of gas. Jerrett Richardson’s RBI single tied it 9-9.
In the Stanly eighth, Matt
Lisk rapped a hit to left field,
but Goodman’s throw to Honeycutt cut him down trying to
stretch his hit into a double.
A wild moment in the bottom of the eighth helped set
up May’s game-deciding hit.
After Honeycutt started
the inning with an infield hit
and stole second, Seager
slapped a groundball to the
right side. He would’ve been
out, but Stanly reliever Matt
Lisk, who was covering first
base, dropped his glove as he
sprinted — and the ball was in
his glove. May followed with
his bloop single to score Honeycutt.
Hartsell nearly tied it for
Stanly in the ninth, but Tanner
Black snagged his long drive
just in front of the 385-foot
sign in center to end it.
“We didn’t have all our
team for a while because
Northwest went deep in the

“It was just incredible,” Sapp
said. “I had a great time playing
with all my friends. Any of them
could have been named MVP because they all had a part in it.
They all had their jobs and did
what they had to do all year long.”
Sapp went 5-for-8 with four runs
and six RBIs in two games against
Hunt, which lost 9-3 on Friday and
15-10 the next afternoon.
He hit a tiebreaking triple in
the fifth inning of the opener and
drilled a three-run homer in the
sixth. Both of his homers in 2010
occurred in East’s final six games.
“I was looking to go middleoppo and try to drive it in the gaps
because I knew if I hit it into that
gap I could be standing on ‘3’
with my speed,” Sapp said. “With
runners on base I was just looking
to get base hits.
“The pitches before (the
homer), I pulled one foul and was
right on it. He just left me one up
and in, and I got the barrel to it. It
just went out.”
Sapp hit two doubles Saturday,
including one that drove in two
teammates while capping an
eight-run top of the first. Hunt
scored six times in its half of the
inning, but East held a 15-7 lead
by the start of the fourth.
The game ended with a flyout
to Wesley LeRoy, and the Mustangs rushed toward the middle
of the infield to celebrate.
“I love doing the dogpile with
everybody,” said Sapp, who hit
.369 for the season and .419 in the
playoffs. “That was probably the
best moment.”
Sapp contributed as a pinchrunner late in the 2009 season and
stole 14 bases this year. His speed,
timely hitting and stellar defense
were critical to East’s title run.
During a 4-2 victory against
Mount Pleasant in the third round,
Troutman and Sapp smacked

playoffs,” Honeycutt said.
“But now we’re a team to be
reckoned with. We played
pretty bad and still won.”
Kannapolis 10, Stanly 9
STANLY

Will Sapp makes a highlight-reel catch in Game 2 against Tuscola.
back-to-back homers in the sixth
inning to break a 1-all tie.
East held on for a 2-1 win over
Northwest Cabarrus in the next
round. Northwest’s Tanner Black
started flying around the bases following a one-out hit in the seventh
inning but was thrown out at third
thanks to a perfect relay involving
Sapp, Troutman and Holmes.
That victory pushed the Mustangs into the best-of-three Western finals, and Tuscola held a 3-0
advantage in the fourth inning of
Game 1 when Sapp made a leaping catch to keep his team’s deficit
manageable. A sixth-inning explosion lifted East to a 5-3 win.
Sapp made his most memorable
catch the next afternoon.
With the Mountaineers leading
5-4, Walton Shepherd opened the
bottom of the fourth inning with
a long drive to center. Sapp raced
back, ascended the outfield hill
that’s befuddled so many visiting
defenders and found the fence. He
then looked up and moved sideways
while locating the ball in mid-air.
“I just got great jumps on the
ball because I was so focused in,”
Sapp said. “On that play I went up

PUERTO RICO
FROM 1B
Cuthbertson had a
winning effort of 5.45
meters (or 17 feet, 10 1⁄2
inches) on her next-to-last
attempt in the long jump.
NSSF teammate Kendell
Williams was second at
5.41 (or 17-9).
Barger won the 110
hurdles with a time of
14.27 seconds. NSSF
teammate David Johnson
was the runner-up at 14.31.
Jessica Caldwell took
first in the triple jump
with a mark of 37-83⁄4, and
Cuthbertson claimed
second at roughly 34-91⁄2.
She had a time of 15.69
i n the 100 hurdles,
which Williams won with
a 13.73.
The New Balance
Nationals, which will be
held June 17-19 at North
Carolina A&T in Greensboro, is the next meet of
note for the area’s top
track standouts.

the hill, I found the fence, then ran
to the spot where the ball was at so
I didn’t have to deal with going up
the hill, finding the fence and finding the ball all at the same time.”
Sapp’s experience enabled him
to know that doing all three of
those things at once is a nearly
impossible task.
“When you run up the hill, your
head starts bobbing up and down,”
Sapp said. “That first step you
kind of go up and lose the ball for
a second when you take that first
step. I went up the hill, then found
the fence and then ran along the
fence so my head wouldn’t be
moving at all.”
A four-run top of the seventh
gave East an 8-5 lead, and Sapp
made another nice running catch
in the bottom half of the inning.
A dogpile formed near the mound
following a flyout to right field,
and the Mustangs were able to
celebrate in the same manner a
week later.
“It was hard to believe that we
won it,” Sapp said, “but we worked
for this all year and it’s what we
were playing for since the beginning of the season.”

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PHOENIX — Stephen
Drew drove in four runs,
Mark Reynolds hit his 13th
home run of the season, and
the Arizona Diamondbacks
beat Atlanta 7-4 on Monday,
the third loss in four games
for the NL East leaders.
Drew had an RBI single in
the first inning and a threerun triple in Arizona’s five-run
fourth.
Derek Lowe (8-5), winner
of his previous three starts,
gave up seven runs and eight
hits in four innings, his shortest outing of the season.
Dan Haren (6-4) got his
first win in four starts, although he was far from his
best. He scattered nine hits
and walked two, allowing three
runs in 5-plus innings. The
Braves stranded 12 runners.
Padres 3, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA — Adrian Gonzalez’s first of two solo
homers broke up Cole
Hamels’ bid for a no-hitter
with one out in the seventh,
and Wade LeBlanc pitched
seven impressive innings.
Gonzalez lined an oppositefield shot into the flower bed
just over the left-field wall to
snap a scoreless tie. Scott
Hairston connected three
pitches later for a 2-0 lead.
Hamels gave up three hits
and two runs in eight innings,
losing his third straight start.
Giants 6, Reds 5
CINCINNATI — Juan
Uribe drove in four runs with
singles in the third and seventh, providing the final lead
in a back-and-forth game.
Cubs 6, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Carlos
Silva extended the best start
by a Cubs pitcher in 43 years,
allowing one run over seven
innings, and Ryan Theriot
scored four times for Chicago.
Silva became the first Cubs
starter to go 8-0 since Ken
Holtzman was 9-0 in 1967.
Rockies 5, Astros 1
DENVER — Jason Hammel

pitched 71⁄3 crisp innings and
Clint Barmes had a two-run
double.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mariners 4, Rangers 2
ARLINGTON, Texas —
Cliff Lee threw a seven-hitter
to help Seattle snap a threegame losing streak.
Lee, who struck out seven
and walked none, didn’t allow
a run until Josh Hamilton’s
one-out RBI single in the ninth.
Red Sox 4, Indians 1
CLEVELAND — Daisuke
Matsuzaka pitched eight
shutout innings for Boston.
Matsuzaka (5-2) gave up
four hits — all singles — and
was never threatened. In the
club’s last nine games outside
Fenway Park, the Red Sox rotation is 8-0 with a 0.70 ERA.
Angels 4, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Bobby
Abreu hit a two-run homer,
Scott Kazmir won for the third
time in four starts and the Los
Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics for their seasonbest sixth straight victory.
Erick Aybar added an RBI
triple as the Angels improved
to 8-1 since Kendry Morales
broke his leg jumping on home
plate in a celebration following
his game-ending grand slam
against Seattle on May 29.
Abreu’s first-inning drive
gave Los Angeles a quick lead
and the Angels only built on it
from there. Manager Mike
Scioscia returned following a
one-game absence for his
daughter’s high school graduation.
Howie Kendrick singled in
a run as the Angels won their
sixth straight in Oakland.
They have outscored the A’s
30-14 in those games.
Kazmir (5-5) gave up a solo
home run to Jake Fox with one
out in the seventh, ending the
pitcher’s scoreless streak in
Oakland at 17 1-3 innings
spanning his last three outings. The left-hander pounded the strike zone to work
ahead in the count much of the
game.

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The
Washington Nationals got their
ace a year ago. Now, they think
they’ve found their slugger.
The Nationals selected
Bryce Harper, a 17-year-old
with prodigious power from the
College of Southern Nevada,
with the No. 1 overall pick in the
baseball draft Monday night.
“It’s what I’ve wanted since
I was 7 years old,” he said.
A year after taking Stephen
Strasburg,
the Nationals
picked Harper, who can
play catcher
but was announced as an
outfielder at
the draft site
at MLB Net- HARPER
work studios
by commissioner Bud Selig.
Nationals general manager
Mike Rizzo envisions Harper
as a No. 3-type power hitter
with a strong arm in right field.
“We’re going to take the
rigor and the pressures of
learning the position, the difficult position of catcher, away
from him,” Rizzo said, “and really let him concentrate on the
offensive part of the game and
let his athleticism take over as
an outfielder.”
Harper hit .443 with 31
home runs and 98 RBIs in his
first college season in a wood
bat league after skipping his
final two years of high school
and getting his GED. He
played against East Rowan
products Trey Holmes and
Zach Smith of Pitt Community
College recently in the National Junior College World Series.
Harper showed solid defensive instincts behind the plate
and called pitches much of the
time, but his path to the majors will be in the outfield.
“I can get better out there,
I think,” Harper said. “Anywhere they need me, I’ll play.
I just want to make it and
we’ll see what happens when
I get there.”
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound
Harper surpassed former big

league pitcher Alex Fernandez,
who went fourth to the Chicago White Sox in 1990, as the
highest-drafted JUCO player.
With the second overall
pick, Pittsburgh selected
hard-throwing Texas high
school right-hander Jameson
Taillon. Baltimore went next
and picked Florida high school
shortstop Manny Machado,
who has drawn comparisons
to Alex Rodriguez.
Cal State Fullerton shortstop Christian Colon went to
Kansas City at No. 4, while
Cleveland took Ole Miss lefthander Drew Pomeranz.
Texas A&M righty Barret
Loux went sixth to Arizona, and
North Carolina right-hander
Matt Harvey was selected by
the New York Mets at No. 7.
After not signing as a thirdround pick of the Angels in
2007, Harvey went 7-2 in both
his freshman and sophomore
years. He was 8-3 with a 3.09
ERA as a junior. He had a career-high strikeouts against
Clemson in April.
Houston took Georgia high
school outfielder Delino
DeShields Jr., son of the former big leaguer of the same
name, eighth. Clemson’s Kyle
Parker, also the quarterback
on the football team, was
taken 26th overall by Colorado.
Harper is expected to seek
a record contract through his
adviser, Scott Boras, who last
year negotiated a recordbreaking four-year, $15.1 million deal with the Nationals
for Strasburg.
The Nationals have through
Aug. 16 to sign Harper, who
has said he has plenty of options, including going back to
Southern Nevada for another
year if negotiations go awry.
“I can’t remember back-toback years where there’s two
players that have separated
themselves from the rest of the
field,” Rizzo said. “In that respect, it is very, very unique. I
think it’s a lucky time to have
two No. 1 picks overall.”
The draft’s first- and supplemental rounds were to be
completed Monday night, with
rounds 2-50 selected over the
next two days.

“I’m looking forward to
that first outing or two being
out of the way,” manager Jim
Riggleman said. “I know the
attention’s not going to go
away completely, but the anticipation of the thing has been
building since the draft — and
before the draft — last year.”
No one’s seen anything
like it. A No. 1 overall pick
who gets sellout, rock-star,
hire-extra-security treatment in minor league cities
such as Harrisburg and
Rochester.
The Nationals are actually having a decent year following back-to-back 100-losses seasons, but everything
they’ve done has been overshadowed by talk about a
player who didn’t have a
locker in the clubhouse,
whose debut against the
Pittsburgh Pirates has been
given its own baseball holiday nickname: “Strasmas.”
“He needs to take a step
back, take a deep breath and
kind of soak in the moment
because you only debut once
in your career. It’s a special
day for him, also,” general
manager Mike Rizzo said.
“We’re looking forward to
getting back into a more normal routine with Stephen
Strasburg as part of the
Washington Nationals.”
That would be just fine
with Strasburg. He has candidly stated on many occasions that his majors debut
has been long overdue.
“I feel like I’ve been

ready,” he said after his last
minor league outing, five
scoreless innings for Triple-A
Syracuse at Buffalo last week.
There’s not much argument there. It was almost cruel to watch Strasburg overwhelm hitters in Double-A
and Triple-A. His combined
stats: 7-2 with a 1.30 ERA with
65 strikeouts and only 13
walks in 551⁄3 innings.
But money trumped wins,
at least this year. Having already invested heavily in the
right-hander from San Diego
State with a record $15.1 million contract over four years,
the Nats wanted to save some
dough down the road by calling Strasburg up after June 1,
thus delaying by one year the
eventual date when he will be
eligible for arbitration.
Strasburg is also looking
forward to normalcy because
he’s not a limelight guy. He
will sometimes let a reporter
know if he doesn’t care for a
question, which can both refreshing and embarrassing.
Strasburg was married in
January, but the Nationals
have already announced that
on Tuesday: “Strasburg’s
family will NOT be available
to media (no exceptions).”
Nationals Park has been
sold out only once so far this
season — on opening day —
but the thought that Strasburg
might pitch drew the season’s
second biggest crowd Friday.
Strasburg’s
thoughts
about it all?
“It’s my major league debut. What more can you say?”
he said. “It’s something I’ve
dreamed about my entire
life, and now it’s starting to
become a reality.”

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of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Troy L. Cunningham. An Order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property
for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a
bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the
loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-06623-FC01, 707432 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60009
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY - 10-SP-346
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dana C. Williams and Eric A. Williams,
dated June 19, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
County, North Carolina, recorded on June 20, 2007, in Book 1097 at Page 212,
and re-recorded on July 9, 2007, in Book 1098 at Page 669; and because of
default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out
and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to
demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of
Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County
Courthouse, in Salisbury, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the
City of East Spencer, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of realty, lying and being in Salisbury Township, the Town
of East Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina, being more fully described as
follows:
BEGINNING at an iron rebar set on the line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision (as recorded in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of the
Rowan County Register of Deeds Office), said rebar lying in the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street, said rebar being located North 54 deg 27' 10"
East a distance of 20.09 feet from a 1" iron pipe found, the westernmost corner
along the said line between Lots 8 and 9; running thence with said line between
Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the Hamilton Heights Subdivision North 54 deg 27' 10"
West a distance of 144.71 feet to an iron rebar set in the southern margin of a 12
foot alleyway (as shown in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of said Rowan County
Registry); thence with the westerly margin of said alley (said line lying 12 feet west
of an parallel to the southerly line of that property described in Deed Book 741
Page 39, Tract 3 of said Rowan County Registry) South 38 deg 41' 13" East a
distance of 59.99 feet to an iron rebar set in the southerly line of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280 Tract 4 of said Rowan County" Registry;
said rebar lying South 55 deg 32' 14" West a distance of 20.71 feet from an iron
rebar found; thence with said easterly line of Deed Book 1093 Page 280 Tract 4
South 55 deg 32' 14" West a distance of 145.59 feet to an iron rebar found in the
apparent easterly right-of-way line of Royal Street; thence with the apparent
easterly right-of-way line of Royal Street North 37 deg 59' 35" West a distance of
57.20 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 0.195 acres
(8490 Sq. Ft.), more or less, being the southeasterly portion of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280, Tract 4 of said Rowan County Registry,
being all of Lot "B" as shown on a survey prepared by Sacks Surveying & Mapping
dated 4 June, 2007 (last revised 12 June, 2007) [job file H:\ROYAL421]
Address of property: 419 Royal Street, East Spencer, NC 28039
Present Record Owners: Dana C. Williams and Eric A. William a/k/a Eric A.
Williams
The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold
for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the
bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and
must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event
that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the
same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the
Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.
The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE
IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special
assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held
open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole
remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to
convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the
validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if
he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return
the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental
Units:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on
or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of
a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement
prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
Dated: May 28, 2010
David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, Attorney at Law
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee
704-442-9500, 939.0000194

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 207
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jeffrey B. Wallace and Kellie S. Wallace to PRLAP, Inc, Trustee(s), dated
June 20, 2006, and recorded in Book 1068, Page 643, Rowan County Registry,
North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as
Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed,
the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in
Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and will sell to the
highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: BEGINNING at an
existing iron in the northern margin of the right of way of Lowder Road, from common corner of Lots 17 and 18, thence with the dividing line of said lots, North 83
deg. 25 min. 24 sec. West 547.99 feet to an existing iron; thence North 3 deg. 56
min. 38 sec. East 100.20 feet to an existing iron; thence two lines with Lot 19, (1)
South 83 deg. 07 min. 06 sec. East 220.46 feet to an existing iron and (2) South 83
deg. 35 min. 59 sec. East 335.93 feet to an existing iron on the edge of the right of
way of Lowder Road; thence with the right of way of the road, South 08 deg. 45
min. 00 sec. West 100.02 feet to an existing iron, the point and place of BEGINNING, and being all of Lot 18, 1.260 acres, more or less, As shown upon the map
of the Charles William Rufty property by Hudson and Almond dated July 22, 1968.
The above description is taken from a property survey for Todd W. Graham and
wife, Kara A Graham by Shulenburger Surveying Company dated July 26, 1995.
Said property is commonly known as 6760 Lowder Road, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30,
in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or
fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in
the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or
fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A
deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered
in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to
the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on,
at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all
prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned,
the current owner(s) of the property is/are Jeffrey B. Wallace and Kellie S. Wallace.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued
pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties
in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is
sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of
sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord.
The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant
is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the
termination. ___________________________________
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0813071NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60046

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 1030
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sherry W Smith and Kevin D Smith, wife and husband to William R
Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated May 23, 2007 and recorded on May 30, 2007
in Book 1095 at Page 402, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having
been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust
and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having
directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for
conducting the sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEGINNING at a nail and cap in the center of State Road No. 2557, C. B. Eagle's
Northwest corner; thence with the center of said road, North 66 degrees 00 minutes West 225 feel to an iron pin in the line of C.B. Eagle; thence three lines with
Eagle as follows: (1) South 18 degrees 22 minutes West 300 feet to an iron pin; (2)
South 66 degrees 00 minutes East 225 feet to an iron pin; and (3) North 18 degrees 22 minutes East 300 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 1.54 acres,
more or less, as shown on map prepared by Hudson and Almond, Surveyors,
February 17, 1978.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 410 Pop Stirewalt Road, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin D. Smith and wife, Sherry W. Smith.
An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental
agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state
that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee
is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but
are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they
believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be
void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-23339-FC01, 703834 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60012

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 321
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pamela M Myers, a single woman to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which
was dated June 17, 2008 and recorded on June 23, 2008 in Book 1124 at Page
284, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the
payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 10, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEING all of Lot 2 containing 0.212 acre more or less as shown upon map of
"Property Survey for Tim Ervin Construction, Inc." as recorded in Book of Maps at
page 4045 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County North Carolina.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 1704 Stokes Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Pamela Moseley Myer. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court
of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,
2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Lisa S. Campbell, Substitute Trustee, PO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406
PHONE: (910) 392-4971 FAX: (910) 392-8051 File No. 09-09540-FC01, 704542
6/1, 06/08/2010

No. 60044

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 566
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael E. Eldred aka Michael G. Eldred joined by Susan M. Eldred husband and wife to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 22, 2006
and recorded on February 27, 2006 in Book 1059 at Page 103, Rowan County
Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note
thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott,
PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of
the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be
foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse
door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 17, 2010
at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described
property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being all of Lot 1, listed as 2.506 acres from property survey for, "Susan Davis Eldred & hus. Michael Eldred," recorded in Plat Book 9995, Page 5647 of the Rowan
Register of Deeds.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 165 Happy Lake Road, Rockwell, NC 28138.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Michael G. Eldred and wife, Susan M. Eldred. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the
purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior
court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the
property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement
upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon
termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-13933-FC01, 703832 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60048

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 333
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leo David Lemire aka Leo Lemire, separated to Philip R. Mahoney,
Trustee(s), which was dated December 12, 2008 and recorded on May 29, 2009 in
Book 1143 at Page 266, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having
been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust
and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having
directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for
conducting the sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being the south portion of Block No. 2 as shown on Map of the A.D. Sechler land
as subdivided by L.A. Corriher and recorded in Book of Maps at Page 344 and
more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 130 feet South from the
front corners of Lot Numbers 2 and 3; thence a new line, North 84-33 West 300
feet to an iron stake; thence South 08-27 West 270 feet to a stake on the Northwest corner of Lot Number 1; thence with the dividing lines of Lot Numbers 1 and
2, South 84-33 East 300 feet to the East side of Sloop Road; thence with Sloop
Road, North 08-27 East 270 feet to the Beginning.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 460 Sloop Street, China Grove, NC 28023.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Leo David Lemire. An Order for possession of the property may
be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party
or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the
property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the
notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the
landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement,
the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective
date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons
of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy
petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without
the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party,
the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may
request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-07383-FC01, 707417 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60045

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 556
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Barry Wayne Linker and wife Kathy H. Linker to Stahle Linn, Trustee(s),
which was dated May 30, 1986 and recorded on May 30, 1986 in Book 417 at
Page 194, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the Southern margin of a 30-foot private road,
being the Larry Kesler Northwestern corner; thence with Kesler South 0 degrees
55 minutes 21 seconds East 941.36 feet to a stake, a corner of Anthony P. Brown;
thence with Brown South 77 degrees 26 minutes 20 seconds West 230.65 feet to a
stake, the Southeastern corner of Everette C. Brown; thence North 0 degrees 52
minutes 08 seconds West 990.89 feet to a stake in the Southern margin of a 30foot private road; thence with the Southern margin of a 30-foot private road North
89 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 225 fee to the point of BEGINNING, containing 5 acres, the above description being per the survey of Shulenburger Surveying Company, dated May 8, 1986.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 575 Rhododendron Drive, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Barry Wayne Linker. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court
of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,
2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-09472-FC01, 703833 6/8, 06/15/2010

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No. 60051

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 201
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Larry W. Miller and Sandra C. Miller to Atlas Title Agency of North Carolina, Trustee(s), dated October 24, 2008, and recorded in Book 1132, Page 332,
Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment
of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having
been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the
holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of
Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the
Courthouse Door in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010,
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
All that parcel of land in City of Spencer, Rowan County, State of North Carolina,
as more fully described in Deed Book 1107, Page 957, ID# 035 071, being known
and designated as metes and bounds property. By fee simple deed from Larry W.
Miller, Joined by his spouse and Sandra C. Miller as set forth in Book 1107, Page
957 dated 10/23/2007 and recorded 11/01/2007, Rowan County records, State of
North Carolina. Property Address is as follows: 400 N. Yadkin Avenue Spencer,
NC 28159 Said property is commonly known as 400 N Yadkin Avenue, Spencer,
NC 28159. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S.
105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to
N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale
and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the
statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and
owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered
for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations
of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale
is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer
taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief
of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Larry W. Miller and
Sandra C. Miller. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the
effective date of the termination. ___________________________________
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001409NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010

No. 60013

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 72
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Edward J. Miller, III and Kimberly Michelle Russ Miller, husband and wife
to Southland Associates, Inc. Trustee(s), which was dated November 25, 2003 and
recorded on December 1, 2004 in Book 1023 at Page 973, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby
secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note
evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the
county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 10, 2010 at
10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
1st TRACT: Lying and being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being Lot 1
as shown upon a survey entitled "A Division of Tract 'B'" prepared for Edward J.
Miller, Jr. and wife, Amy S. Miller by Zackie L. Moore, PLS dated 9-03-03 which is
attached to the deed recorded in Book 992 at page 402 and hereby incorporated
by reference. This conveyance is made with the right of ingress, egress, and
regress over and upon the "new 38' and the 30' non-exclusive easements as
shown upon the above described survey which is attached to the deed recorded in
Book 992, page 402 and hereby incorporated by reference. 2nd TRACT: Lying
and being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being a 40-foot non-exclusive
easement and right-of-way for the purpose of ingress, egress, and regress from Arcadia Road (SR # 2644) to the property of Edward J. Miller, Jr.; said easement and
right-of-way having the following described line as its southwestern edge and a line
40 feet northeast of and parallel of said line as its northeast edge: Beginning at a
point in the centerline of Arcadia Road (SR # 2644), a corner of the grantor and
runs thence with the line of the grantor, S. 61-32-40 E., 578.01 feet to a corner of
Edward J. Miller, Jr, as described in Book 756 at page 336. 3rd TRACT: Lying and
being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being a 30-foot non-exclusive
easement and right-of-way for the purpose of ingress, egress, and regress running
north and south along the eastern line of Lot # 4 to Lot # 3 connecting to the above
described 40-foot easement and right-of-way as shown upon the survey prepared
by Zackie L. Moore, PLS dated 9-03-03, which is attached to the deed recorded in
Book 992 at page 403 and hereby incorporated by reference.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 1310 Buffalo Creek Lane, China Grove, NC
28023. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Edward J. Miller, III and wife, Kimberly Russ
Miller. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by
the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person
who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed
on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also
state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due
under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the
trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of
the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.
If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare
the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-19868-FC01, 699834 6/1, 06/08/2010
No. 60008
NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION - ROWAN COUNTY - 07 SP 974
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED
BY JOHN E. LOGAN AND CAROLYN A. LOGAN DATED DECEMBER 27, 2000
AND RECORDED IN BOOK 898 AT PAGE 647 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced
deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness
and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned
substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00 AM
on June 11, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements
which may be situated thereon, in Rowan County, North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN ROWAN
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT
AN EXISTING IRON POST IN MARGIN OF HALL STREET AND CORNER ON
LOT 3 AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOT 3 NORTH 69 DEGREES 41
MINUTES, EAST 172.71 FEET TO A NEW IRON POST, CORNER OF B. GIBSON; THENCE WITH GIBSON'S LINE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 7 MINUTES EAST
83.88 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON POST, CORNER ON LOT 5; THENCE WITH
THE LINE OF LOT 5 SOUTH 70 DEGREES 47 MINUTES WEST 174.58 FEET TO
AN EXISTING IRON POST IN THE MARGIN OF HALL STREET; AND RUNS
THENCE WITH THE MARGIN OF HALL STREET NORTH 24 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST 80.50 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND BEING LOT 4 AS
SHOWN ON THE PROPERTY SURVEY FOR MARVIN WOOD, PREPARED BY
W. HOWARD DORRIS, RLS.
And Being more commonly known as: 227 East Hall Street, East Spencer, NC
28039
The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of
Deeds, is/are John E. Logan and Carolyn A. Logan.
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale,
transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of
the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors,
attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the
holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to
the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising
out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This
sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the
form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days
for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit
funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will
be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in
the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
The date of this Notice is May 11, 2010.
Grady Ingle, Substitute Trustee
8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 333-8107
http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/07-93063

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 â&#x20AC;˘ 9B
No. 60054

No. 60056

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Peggy Owen Smith, 165 Scaley Bark Dr., Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the
said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of September, 2010, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to
said estate are notified to make immediate payment.
This the 27th day of May, 2010.
Robert S. Snyder, Executor of the estate of Peggy Owen Smith, File #10E586, 805 W. Main St.,
Rockwell, NC 28138
No. 60057

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having Qualified as Executor of the Estate of Larry E. Kimmer, 730 Barringer St., Salisbury, NC
28146, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of September, 2010, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to
said estate are notified to make immediate payment.
This the 2nd day of June, 2010.
Lisa A. Kimmer, Executor of the estate of Larry E. Kimmer, File #10E571, 730 Barringer St., Salisbury, NC 28146
Attorney at Law, James L. Carter, Jr., 129 N. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 60055
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ROWAN COUNTY

NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERK
10 SP 400

IN RE: BRIAN WILLIAM-HEFLIN DOMKE, FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST
Dated June 5, 2009, RECORDED IN BOOK 1143, AT PAGE 723, IN THE ROWAN
COUNTY REGISTRY
Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated
June 5, 2009, securing a Note and indebtedness of $103,200.00, which was executed by Brian William-Heflin Domke, and which is recorded in Book 1143, at Page 723,
Rowan County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee
by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of
the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed
of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 1:00 o'clock p.m. on the 17th day of June, 2010, at the Courthouse door in Salisbury,
Rowan County, North Carolina, the real property at 127 E. Steele St. , Salisbury, NC,
28144, which is more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stake at the West corner of the intersection of North Lee Street and
East Boundary or Steele Street, and runs thence with the Southwest side of East
Boundary or Steele Street North 44 deg. West 50 feet to a stake; thence South 46
deg. West 100 feet to a stake; thence South 44 deg. East 50 feet to a stake on the
Northwest side of North Lee Street; thence with the Northwest side of the North Lee
Street, North 46 deg. East 100 feet to the beginning.
The record owner of said property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior
to the posting of this notice is:
Brian William-Heflin Domke.
Trustee, or Trustee's agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one
hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of
the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007,
may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10)
days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of
the termination. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights,
please consult an attorney.
Although not required by statute, any and all bidders and purchasers at sale
should understand that the property described in the subject foreclosure proceeding
may or may not contain a structure of any kind. The Substitute Trustee in this matter
makes no representation or warranty as to the type or existence of a structure situated on the subject property or whether or not said structure has been affixed in any
way. Likewise, Substitute Trustee makes no warranties or representations of any
kind as to whether title to the mobile/manufactured home(s) on the subject property, if
any, has been properly cancelled or whether there are any outstanding liens thereon.
Said property will be sold subject to taxes, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the
lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids
for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. The Substitute
Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to
the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. If no upset bid is
filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon
tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five
Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS 7A-308(a)
(1).
This the 24th day of May, 2010.
Alan B. Powell, Substitute Trustee
Post Office Box 1550, High Point, NC 27261
(336) 889-7999

No. 60010
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY - 10-SP-350
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dana C. Williams and Eric A. Williams,
dated June 19, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
County, North Carolina, recorded on June 20, 2007, in Book 1097 at Page 208;
and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and
failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein
and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County
Courthouse, in Salisbury, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the
City of East Spencer, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
417 Royal Street, East Spencer, N.C.
A certain tract or parcel of realty, lying and being in Salisbury Township, the Town
of East Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina, being more fully described as
follow:
BEGINNING at a iron rebar set on the line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision (as recorded in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of the
Rowan County Register of Deeds Office), said rebar lying in the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street, said rebar being located North 54 deg 27' 10"
East a distance of 20.09 feet from a 1" iron pipe found, the westernmost corner
along the said line between Lots 8 and 9; running thence with the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street North 37 deg 59' 35" West a distance of 42.78 feet
to a " smooth steel rod found, the southeasterly corner of that property described
in Deed Book 1072 Page 70 of said Rowan County Registry; thence with easterly
line of Deed Book 1072 Page 70 North 55 deg 32' 21" East a distance of 144.38
feet to an iron rebar set in the southerly margin of a 12 foot alleyway ( as shown in
the Book of Maps, Page 79 of said Rowan County Registry), said rebar lying South
55 deg 32' 21" West a distance of 21.91 feet from a " smooth steel rod found;
thence with the southern margin of said alley (said line lying 12 feet west of an
parallel to the southerly line of that property described in Deed Book 741 Page 39,
Tract 3 of said Rowan County Registry) South 38 deg 41' 13" East a distance of
40.06 feet to an iron rebar set on said line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision; thence with said line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2,
of the Hamilton Heights Subdivision South 54 deg 27' 10" West a distance of
144.71 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING containing 0.137 acres
(5976 Sq. Ft.), more or less, being the northwesterly portion of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280, Tract 4 of said Rowan County Registry,
being all of Lot "A" as shown on a survey prepared by Sacks Surveying & Mapping
dated 4 June, 2007 (last revised 12 June, 2007) [job file H:\ROYAL421]
"Subject property is also shown as Lot A on that plat map recorded in Map Book
9995 Page 6109 of the Rowan County Registry."
Address of property: 417 Royal Street, East Spencer, NC 28039
Present Record Owners: Dana C. Williams and Eric A. William a/k/a Eric A.
Williams
The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold
for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the
bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and
must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event
that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the
same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the
Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.
The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE
IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special
assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held
open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole
remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to
convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the
validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if
he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return
the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental
Units:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on
or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of
a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement
prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
Dated: May 28, 2010
David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, Attorney at Law
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee
704-442-9500, 939.0000195

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 366
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James Mervine and Brenda L. Mervine to Trustee Services of Carolina,
Trustee(s), dated March 30, 2005, and recorded in Book 1033, Page 45, Rowan
County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the
note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been
substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of
the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be
foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and
will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being
all of Lot 6 of Beagle Club Commons, Phase One, as shown upon the plat recorded in Map Book 9995, at Page 4808, Rowan County Registry. Said property is
commonly known as 1110 Beagle Run, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount
of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part
thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of
Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part
thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five
percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is
greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of
certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered
pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance
AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or
any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens,
unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances
of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current
owner(s) of the property is/are Brenda L Mervine. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of
superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies
the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after
October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that
upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the
rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0936219NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60053
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 226
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pablo A. Pleitez aka Pablo Antonio Pleitez-Pleitez, Santos I. Pleitez aka
Santos Isabel Pleitez and Juan Pleitez to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated October
15, 2001, and recorded in Book 0921, Page 0080, Rowan County Registry, North
Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by
the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing
said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rowan
County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lots Nos. 5, 6
and 7, Block B, of "Cross Heights" by S. Leon Hartley dated May 16, 1960 and
recorded in book of maps, at Page 924 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for
Rowan County, North Carolina. Said property is commonly known as 452 Mirror
Lake Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax,
pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts
fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of
the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately
due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being
offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or
safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for
sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property
is/are Pablo Antonio Pleitez and Santos Isabel Pleitez. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental
agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state
that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1003548NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60049
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 316
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Billy Y Xiong and May Na Xiong to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was
dated November 14, 2006 and recorded on December 11, 2008 in Book 1082 at
Page 368, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
All that real property situated in the County of Rowan, State of North Carolina: Being the same property conveyed to the grantor by deed recorded 06/28/2005 in
Book 1039, Page 722 Rowan County Registry, to which deed reference is hereby
made for a more particular description of this property. Property Address: 926
North Main Street. Parcel ID: 011-133.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 926 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Billy Xiong. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or
parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement
entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice
of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord.
The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant
is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the
termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason,
the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee,
in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the
court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have
no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25668-FC01, 707399 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60011
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 300
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Stephen R Janvrin to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 19, 2008 and recorded on September 24, 2008 in Book 1130 at Page 37,
Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment
of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock
& Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the
holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of
Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the
courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the
usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on
June 10, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following
described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEING all of Lot 27A, of the revised map of Hickory Cove as recorded in Book of
Maps 9995 at Page 3392, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 217 Hickory Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Stephen R. Janvrin. An Order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property
for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a
bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the
loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-02344-FC01, 704551 6/1, 06/08/2010

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When the dummy comes
down and declarer sees he is
in trouble, he should try to
make it as hard as possible for
the defenders to find the
killing defense.
This deal is an example.
How should South plan the
play in four hearts? West leads
the club king: five, two, ace.
South might have rebid
three no-trump. Here, despite
four-card heart support, North
would probably have passed.
(It is usually right to play in a
nine-card major-suit fit, but
that North hand is 4-3-3-3 and
soft, with five points in
quacks.) Note that three notrump has nine top tricks.
Four hearts has those same
nine tricks. A 10th can be established in clubs by leading
toward dummy’s jack. The
snag, of course, is that West
can take his club queen and
shift to a spade, giving the defense four more tricks. However, if you look at the West
hand, he has identical holdings
in spades and diamonds.
Maybe he will switch to the
wrong suit. But he won’t do
that if South immediately
draws trumps. This would allow East to discard the diamond two, discouraging in that
suit. If West is watching, it
would then be easy for him to
find the spade shift.
South must win trick one
and return his remaining club
at trick two, forcing West to
find the right play without the
benefit of a discard from his
partner.
For experts: There is a solution for the defenders. At
trick two, East drops the club

A large endeavor that failed in the past is
likely to be resurrected in the year ahead, and
developed into something of great value. Looking at it with a fresh eye will reveal ways to
turn it into a wonderful creation.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) - You could find
yourself more earnestly keeping your mind on
something that needs solving, and consequently coming up with the answer.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Because your
eye is much sharper than usual for the little
pieces that make up the whole, everything you
do will be done with considerable care. Mistakes aren't likely to be a factor.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Everything you undertake should work out to your advantage,
not because you're lucky, but because you're
far more methodical than usual. It's a time to
carry things as far as you dare.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Use this day for
advancing serious endeavors that hold promise for larger rewards both of a tangible and
intangible nature. Your mind is sharper than
usual and will spot opportunities others miss.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Exciting things
could happen for you today, mainly because
you're likely to handle serious matters like a
game, but one that you play exceedingly well.
You'll enjoy who you are, what you are and
where you are.
Scorpio — (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Significant
transformations in growth are likely to transpire at this time without the detection of your
competitors. Before they realize what has happened, you'll be far beyond their reach.
Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — If behooves
you to pay attention to what others have to say,
and that includes listening to your spouse.
What they know can be used to your benefit in
extremely beneficial ways.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today offers
a unique but brief time frame that is likely to
expose you to a greater array of beneficial opportunities. Be alert and capitalize on as many
as you can handle.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Don't put any
limitations on your imagination, especially if
you are involved in some form of creative
work. You are likely to conceive something
quite ingenious and profitable.
Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your eye and
mind are both sharp for picking up on the little things others have seemed to miss. Consequently, you could spot something that will
prove to be extremely advantageous for you.
Aries (March 21-April 19) — What you do is
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when on the job. It could open the door for a
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something that has impressive potential. Keep
doing what you're doing, because it could earn
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eight, his highest club asking
for the higher-ranking of the
other two side suits. (If he
wanted a diamond switch, he
would play his four at the second trick.)

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Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 79year-old male who has a
chronic runny nose, diagnosed as vasomotor rhinitis. An ENT
doctor told
me that it is
incurable. I
have tried at
least 10 different nasal
sprays, the
most recent
being ipratDR. PETER ropium bromide. It
GOTT
helped for a
while, but is
no longer effective. Any
suggestions?
Dear Reader: Vasomotor
rhinitis occurs because the
blood vessels in the lining
of the nose swell. This
stimulates the mucous
glands in the nose, resulting in a chronic stuffy/runny nose. While not harmful, the condition can be
extremely annoying.
Causes vary from person to person but can include medications, weather changes, specific foods,
irritants in the air and
chronic health conditions.
Perhaps if we consider
each possibility, we can
zero in on the cause of
your rhinitis.
Medications, including
aspirin, ibuprofen, sedatives, antidepressants and
those taken for hypertension, erectile dysfunction
and oral contraceptives,
can trigger activity. Even
the decongestant nasal
sprays you have tried can
cause negative symptoms.
Changes in temperature

and humidity can cause
nasal membranes to swell,
resulting in a runny nose.
Specific foods, primarily those that are spicy, and
alcoholic beverages, such
as beer and wine, trigger
such activity.
Irritants in the air you
breathe — perfumes, pet
dander, secondhand
smoke, chemicals from a
nearby plant or factory,
dust, flowers in bloom and
a host of other triggers —
can be to blame.
Lastly, medical conditions such as nasal polyps,
middle-ear infections,
stress, hypothyroidism and
hormonal changes can be
to blame.
A physician listening to
the presenting symptoms
will likely make the diagnosis; he or she may have
to rule out the possibility
of allergies through skin or
blood testing. During skin
testing, the skin is exposed
to small amounts of common airborne allergens,
such as those from pollen,
cats, dogs or dust mites.
Blood tests measure the
amount of specific antibodies in the blood. In an attempt to rule out sinus issues, a CT scan, a form of
computerized X-ray, or
nasal endoscopy, accomplished with the assistance
of a fiberoptic camera,
might be ordered.
Treatment will depend
on the severity of symptoms. For some, over-thecounter or prescription decongestants will reduce
congestion and narrow
nasal blood vessels. Nasal
sprays, of which there are

many, include saline, antihistamines, corticosteroids
and decongestants.
Because symptoms can
last a few hours or a few
days, appear almost constantly or are more pronounced at a specific time
of the year, I recommend
the following. Keep a journal of when an attack occurs and what preceded it.
Did you inhale exhaust
fumes while riding behind
a diesel truck on an interstate highway? Did you eat
spicy foods at a luncheon
buffet? Did you have a visitor who smokes? Did you
visit a friend who has a
woodstove for heat? Are
you on a beta-blocker medication for hypertension?
Are there similarities in
conditions that precede
each attack? If so, try to
identify them and then
make further attempts to
avoid the possible trigger(s).

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Commissioners agree to examine county boundaries
B Y K ARISSA M INN

kminn@salisburypost.com

The Rowan County Board of
Commissioners voted Monday to
ask the N.C. Geodetic Survey Division for help in determining the
boundary line between Rowan and
Cabarrus counties.
According to Rowan County Attorney Jay Dees, the Geographic
Information System (GIS) departments of the two counties do not

agree on a consistent boundary
line.
“Also, we have bits and pieces
of some survey work that’s been
done that reflects yet a third location of the line between the two
counties,” Dees said. “This is the
first action we need to take to begin the process of trying to determine where the line is, and then
whether Cabarrus and Rowan
agree that’s where line should be.”
He said the resolution to be ap-

proved by commissioners was the
first step in determining where
the boundary falls. Cabarrus and
Rowan counties must then decide
whether or not they agree on the
line mapped by the state and make
adjustments.
The issue was brought forward,
Dees said, by a property owner at
the edge of the county who wants
to develop that property. Rowan
County recognizes a line that divides the property, so the county

doesn’t have total jurisdiction. According to Cabarrus County,
though, the property lies within
Rowan County and should be dealt
with here.
“When we determine where we
think the line should be, there are
obviously a lot of people that could
be impacted by the change in recognizing a different line,” Dees
said. “They may be voting for
Cabarrus County Commissioners
instead of Rowan County Commis-

MEET HALFWAY

sioners, or they might be in Rowan
schools instead of Cabarrus
schools.”
He said the county needs to
make the process “public information intensive” and said county
staff members have already
scheduled meetings with some impacted residents.
In other news, commissioners
discussed the need for outside le-

County Commissioner Jon Barber will
not face criminal charges in relation to allegations that he was drunk in his sixthgrade classroom at Southeast Middle School
on May 19, the day before
he resigned his teaching
job.
District Attorney Bill
Kenerly said in a prepared
statement Monday there
were no criminal violations
involving students and that
Barber could not be “successfully prosecuted” for
BARBER
other crimes based on
blood-alcohol test results
obtained by the Rowan-Salisbury School
System.
In response to the news, Barber said,
“I'm glad that the process has concluded itself, and I'm very relieved that they have
conducted a very professional investigation.”
Barber told the Post at the time he left
the school early that day and told administrators he was resigning “to pursue other
opportunities.” School system officials have
said only that Barber resigned for personal reasons.
He subsequently admitted to battling
with alcoholism, but he has not publicly
elaborated or changed his story about what
happened that day at Southeast Middle.
Multiple sources told the Post, however,
that Barber was removed from his classroom by Southeast Principal Skip Kraft because of suspicion that he was drunk. Students were preparing to take end-of-grade
tests when the incident occurred.
In his statement Monday, Kenerly said
Barber “was escorted from the premises of
Southeast Middle School and subsequently
resigned” his teaching job.
Kenerly said an SBI investigation led
him to conclude “there was no violation of
the criminal law involving any student.”
He went on to say the school system uses
a device known as an Intoxilyzer 400 to test
employees suspected of having alcohol in
their systems while at work. That device —
a handheld alcohol concentration tester that
a person blows into — is not among those
approved for use in the state’s justice system.
“The results obtained through the use of
this device are not admissible in the courts
of North Carolina, and no law enforcement
officer administered sobriety tests to Mr.
Barber,” Kenerly wrote. “Under these circumstances it is my professional opinion
that motor vehicle or other offenses could
not be successfully prosecuted. Therefore
criminal charges will not be filed.”
Kenerly obtained a court order requiring the school system to turn over results
of the blood-alcohol test administered to
Barber on May 19. The court order prohib-

See FIRE, 2A

See BARBER, 2A

JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST

A public hearing for the proposed Rowan County brought out more than 150 supporters for the Rowan-Salisbury School System. Salisbury Attorney Carlyle Sherrill spoke in favor of RSSS.

Bright yellow-green shirts with
black letters spelling “MEET
HALFWAY” filled the county commissioner’s meeting room to overflowing Monday evening.
About 150 people wore the shirts
in support of Rowan-Salisbury
Schools at the Board of Commissioners’ public hearing on the budget.
The school system’s Parent-Teacher
Association gave them away outside
the county administration building,
soon finding that they didn’t have
enough shirts for the people who
wanted them.
The simply stated slogan is a request for commissioners to fund at

least half of Rowan-Salisbury
Schools’ $3.3 million budget increase.
The Board of Education would then
match that amount from its fund balance.
The hearing drew about 200 people, who filled the meeting and overflow rooms and spilled out into the
hallway.
Of the 34 people who spoke during
Monday’s public hearing, 19 focused
on public school funding. Administrators, teachers, parents and students shared with commissioners
why they felt schools needed the
board’s help.
Patty Overcash, president of the
Rowan-Salisbury Schools PTA Coun-

See BUDGET, 2A

Patty Overcash, President of the County Parent Teachers Association, speaks.

Fire claims Salisbury auto detailing business
B Y J ESSIE B URCHETTE

jburchette@salisburypost.com

A Jake Alexander Boulevard
business was destroyed by a fire
early Monday.
And the building’s owner ended up handcuffed and on the
ground while trying to save his
two dogs.
Salisbury Auto Spa, a car detailing business at 1500 Jake
Alexander Blvd., is a total loss,
according to Terry Smith, city
fire marshal.
The business is located behind Jake Alexander Auto Sales.
Smith, Salisbury Police officers and the N.C. State Bureau
of Investigation were on the
scene Monday trying to determine the cause of the fire.
Mark Honeycutt of Hillcrest
Ridge Drive, owner of the build-

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ing that houses the Auto Spa and
of Jake Alexander Auto Sales,
was charged with with resist, obstruct and delay.
Police reported Honeycutt refused to comply with commands
to stop.
Honeycutt said late Monday
he was determined to save his
two West German shepherds,
Dirk and Hans.
“Would I do it again? I probably would,” Honeycutt said.
Around 3 a.m., police called
his home. He said police told his
wife that his business, Jake
Alexander Auto Sales at 1500
Jake Alexander Blvd., was on
fire.
He recalled that his first
words were, “Oh my gosh, I’ve
got to get the dogs.”
When he approached the intersection of Old Concord Road

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The burned shell is what remains of Salisbury AutoSpa at 1500
Jake Alexander Blvd. The building caught on fire early Monday.
and Jake Alexander Boulevard,
he said, police had the road
blocked.
He went through, telling an

cil, was one of the first to
speak.
“We’re wearing our ‘meet
halfway’ shirts tonight not in
protest against you, but asking for a partnership with
you,” Overcash said. “We’ll
do our part, and we’ll meet
you halfway.”
Larry Wright, of Salisbury, asked why the school
board couldn’t use its $6 million fund balance to provide
the $3 million it needs. He
also urged commissioners to
look at central office staff
and ask themselves whether
all those positions are necessary.
“In hard times, private
companies often re-organize
so that they can do more with
fewer people and thus save
money,” Wright said. “It’s
time for the school board to
do this and to reduce the administrative costs of running
our schools.”
Dr. Jim Emerson, chairman of the Rowan-Salisbury
Board of Education, said the
school system will be facing
a “huge funding cliff” when

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FROM 1A
As he turned onto the car
lot, Honeycutt said all he saw
was smoke and flames. “I didn't realize it was the back
building.”
Instead, he thought the
building housing the car sales
business was on fire.
“When I got out of the car,
I headed straight for my
dogs, my babies. … I took two
steps. I got tackled. I was on
the ground and put in handcuffs,” Honeycutt said. He estimated he remained in handcuffs from around 3:15 a.m.
to 5:30 a.m., when he was released without posting bond.
He immediately went to

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FROM 1A

ited Kenerly from disclosing
the results of the test —
which are part of Barber’s
personnel record — unless
they were to be used in a
court proceeding.
On Monday afternoon,
Barber attended his first
regular meeting of the
Rowan County Board of
Commissioners since his
resignation from the school
system and admission of alcoholism. No one spoke during the comment period at
the beginning of the uneventful regular meeting.
After the meeting, Barber
said he is attending professional counseling sessions
once a week, along with regular group sessions and
meetings of a local recovery
program.
“I do want to deeply apologize to my family, my fiancee, my work colleagues
and my supporters,” Barber

check on Hans and Dirk. The
dogs were in the office at
Jake Alexander Auto Sales
and were fine.
“I know you’re supposed to
listen to police, but you want
to save your loved ones,
whether dogs or people,” he
said.
Salisbury firefighters responded to the call at 3 a.m.
They found the 55-by-30-foot
metal structure in flames.
Smith said firefighters
took up defensive positions
because of the intense fire.
Honeycutt said he is working with the owner of the auto
detailing business, John
Branch, and the insurance
company.
Surveillance recordings
have been turned over to police.

said. “I am following a professional assessment program and will complete that
as prescribed. In the meantime, I want to state that I
miss and love my Southeast
Middle School family.”
Now that Barber has resigned form the school system, he said is working on
future business plans with
private investors. He said he
recently took his first vacation in five years on the advice of his counselor.
Barber pleaded guilty to
driving while impaired in
2008 after he was found in
February of that year passed
out in his car near the corner of Sherrills Ford and
Long Branch roads. His
blood-alcohol content at that
time was .18, more than
twice the legal limit.
Barber was the leading
vote-getter in the May Republican primary for county commissioner and has
said he will continue his
campaign for another term
on the board.

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FROM 1A

gal counsel in response to
a renewed effort to bring a
radio tower to Mt. Ulla.
Gig Hilton, president of
Davidson County Broadcasting, submitted a conditional use permit Wednesday for the construction of
a 1,200-foot broadcast tower. It would be located in
Mount Ulla, on property
owned by Richard L. and
Dorcas Parker.
In November 2006, commissioners voted to deny
the Parkers a permit for a
1,350-foot broadcast tower
on the property to serve
Davidson County Broadcasting. Hilton appealed
the county’s decision. In
September 2007, a threejudge panel of the N.C.
Court of Appeals upheld
the denial, and so did the
N.C. Supreme Court.
During those proceedings, Rowan County was
represented by Anthony
Fox of the Parker Poe law
firm.
The board voted unanimously Monday to bring
him in again, but Chairman
Carl Ford requested that
the county wait as long as
possible to call on his services.
“This gentleman charges
almost $300 per hour, and
we’ve got to be good stewards of taxpayers’ money,”
Ford said.

from the state.
“I’d like to see you folks
all get on a bus and go to
Raleigh,” Ford said to the
gathered crowd. He thanked
them for speaking Monday
and encouraged them to contact their state legislators
next.
Other budget topics
brought up at Monday’s public hearing include:
• The recommended hiring of a new inspections director. Local residents
Thomas Baudoin, David
Garneau and Wayne Bradshaw all spoke about difficulties they have encountered while dealing with the
inspections department.
Chris Bradshaw and
Bryce Beard, both of Salisbury, said the inspections
department is making
progress toward becoming
more business-friendly but
could use more guidance in
the form of a director.
• The recommended privatization of the county’s
airport maintenance services. Bill Cannon, a Concord
resident, said he chooses to
base an aircraft at the
Rowan County airport due to
its good facilities and the
availability and quality of its

Commissioner Jon Barber said he thought it was
important for the county to
have consistent representation on the same issue.
Commissioner Chad
Mitchell repeated Ford’s
request to delay calling on
Fox, but agreed that outside legal counsel was important.
“Regardless of whatever decision we eventually
made, it was very beneficial for us to have outside
counsel to guide us
through this entire process
and represent us,” said
Commissioner
Chad
Mitchell.
During Monday’s regular meeting, commissioners also:
• Hired Darryl Blackwelder as the county’s new
cooperative extension director. Blackwelder had
been serving as interim director.
• Recognized Kannapolis City Schools Superintendent Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, who will retire June 30.
• Approved a change of
address for 3180 E. N.C.
152 to 350 Correll Farm
Road.
• Approved a rezoning
request of 27 parcels of
land owned by 20 property
owners off Long Ferry
Road near High Rock Lake.
• Approved several
budget amendments and
board appointments.
• Canceled its July 5
meeting.

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The large crowd attending the public hearing for the county
budget was forced to stand outside the commission chambers as per instructions from the fire marshal. The hallways
and an overflow room were filled with hundreds of people.
maintenance.
“I encourage you to ensure that maintenance remains available at Rowan
County airport and to find
way to keep your current
employees involved,” Cannon said.
• Funding for capital
needs at Rowan-Cabarrus
Community College.
Dr. Carol Spalding, president of RCCC, said most of
the college’s buildings are
more than 30 years old and
one is nearly 50. They need
repair, she said, and disabled

• In a recent Faith section article about a local mission to Haiti,
the leader of the trip was the Rev. Jim Harris. He is a retired pastor
from Memorial Baptist Church in Kannapolis. The current pastor of
Memorial Baptist is the Rev. Tim McQueen.

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students have trouble getting around campus.
“It is the responsibility of
county commissioners to
fund our facilities and infrastructure,” Spalding said.
“We cannot spend state
funding on any of those
needs.”
The board will hold its
second budget workshop at
4 p.m. June 14. Representatives from Rowan-Salisbury
Schools and RCCC have been
invited to share their needs
with commissioners in more
detail during that meeting.

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at China Grove Middle
School, also stressed the importance of art, music and
sports programs in keeping
kids in school and out of
trouble.
Class size also directly
impacts the dropout rate,
she said, because connecting
with a caring adult teacher
helps students stay in school.
She said that if teaching positions are cut, class sizes
will increase.
“At China Grove Middle,
we are a family,” Chilelli
said. “I’m asking you to not
break up our family, not reduce our family and not shift
our family to other schools.”
Concerned parents and
teachers continued to speak
about the importance of
school funding for educating
tomorrow’s leaders and giving struggling children hope
for the future.
Commissioners then addressed the public’s concerns at the end of the hearing, saying they would try
their best to help the school
system in whatever way
they could. Commissioner
Tina Hall and Chairman Carl
Ford also pointed out that
cuts to the schools were not
coming from the county, but

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federal stimulus money runs
out after the next school
year. If the state doesn’t increase its funding, the system will have to rely on its
small fund balance and likely make large cuts of its own.
“This is not the first year
our schools have absorbed
drastic cuts from the state,”
Emerson said. “Because of
those cuts, our district exhausted what we could cut
and not affect the classroom
and other direct services to
the children, which is always
our focus.”
He said he knows that the
county probably can’t come
up with a $3.3 million increase, but urged the board
to dip into its fund balance
to provide half and the
school board would do the
same.
Three students of RowanSalisbury Schools addressed
the council Monday, including Abby Blume, a fifthgrader at Landis Elementary
School.
“I have friends there who
don’t really like going to
school, but they come for
special activities like music
and reading and art,” she
said.
Laurie Chilelli, a teacher

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Landis residents band together to save Recreation Department
BY SHAVONNE POTTS

spotts@salisburypost.com

LANDIS — A group of
residents intent on saving
the town Recreation Department have formed a league
that will take over the ball
programs.
Group spokesman Lex
Graham, who is also principal of Jackson Park Elementary School in Kannapolis,
spoke Monday about the
group’s objectives.

Once registration is complete and paperwork is finalized, the group will be called
the Southern Rowan Sports
League. The group is made
up of local parents and people who want to see the ball
programs continue.
The town board had decided to completely eliminate
the recreation program, but
talk turned instead to reductions and reorganization. It
was the second time during
the past several years the

town considered shutting
down the Recreation Department.
Instead of putting an end
to the department, the staff
managed to cut the recreation budget by $116,383.
Discussion about a league
that would take over the programs, which will no longer
be funded by the town, arose
during one of the board’s
budget sessions. Town residents stepped up and began
the planning.

The league submitted an
outline of duties it would assume, which include buying
and providing all necessary
equipment, securing team
sponsors, establishing league
schedules, adhering to the
10:30 p.m. light curfew and
having all coaches and volunteers undergo background
checks.
The town staff would issue pool passes. The pool is
a large portion of the recreation budget.

“What you gentleman are
doing is what we envisioned
and hoped would happen,”
said Mayor Dennis Brown.
Brown said he felt as
though this was a worthwhile
endeavor and thanked the
league for taking on the project.
He told the group the
town would pay for the utilities if the group dragged the
fields and drew the lines.
Graham said now that the
the group had approval from

the town it could look into liability insurance.
Alderman Tony Hilton
said this harkens to the days
when the community had a
stake in how the programs
were run.
“I’m glad we’re getting
back to our roots,” he said.
The board also approved
the 2010-2011 budget, which
stands at just more than
$10.3 million.

See LANDIS, 7A

Cabarrus
board set
to vote on
budget
BY HUGH FISHER

hfisher@salisburypost.com

MARK WINEKA / SALISBURY POST

A lone Cleveland Community firefighter keeps a hose on the smoldering ruin of the tractor-trailer hit Monday morning by a westbound
freight train near Shaver Wood Products.Three Shaver employees helped extricate an the injured driver from his burning truck.

Three workers from Shaver
Wood Products helped to extricate an injured driver from his
burning tractor-trailer late
Monday morning after it was
hit by a westbound freight
train.
The driver, telling emergency personnel he hurt all
over, was taken to Iredell
Memorial Medical Center, and
one of his rescuers, William
Trull, also was taken to the hospital later for treatment of
smoke inhalation.
All three Shaver Wood
Products employees, which included Marco Monrow and a
man who asked not to be identified, received oxygen near
the turned-over tractor-trailer.
Shaver Wood Products is located at the Rowan-Iredell
county line just off U.S. 70.
The American Carriers
tractor-trailer was hauling an
empty container box as it exited Shaver Wood Products
about 10:25 a.m. The locomotive pushed the tractor-trailer
down a bank and onto its side,
where the rig caught fire.
The three Shaver Wood

Products employees had to
make their way to the other
side of the stopped freight train
to reach the injured driver.
“All of them said they were
just doing what any human
would do,” said John Sharp, supervisor for Rowan County
Emergency Medical Services.
Cleveland Community Fire
Chief Kenny Payne said his department relied on a tanker
and pumper to fight the fire.
Firefighters’ biggest concern
was the blaze reaching several of the tanker cars stopped
on the tracks near the wreckage.
Fire singed the grass and
railroad crossing sign near the
tracks, but was contained before getting to the tankers.
“It could have been a lot
worse,” Payne said.
Wayside Fire Department
responded with men and equipment, too.
Payne said firefighters also
were containing a diesel leak
from the rig’s side-saddle fuel
tank.
Rowan and Iredell rescue
squads were among the emergency units responding. The
N.C. Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

See CABARRUS, 5A

Emergency workers treat the three Shaver Wood Products men, sitting
on the curb, who helped to pull the tractor-trailer’s driver from the burning wreckage. The men were given oxygen. William Trull, sitting far right,
was taken to a hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation.

Granite Quarry passes budget, keeps current tax rate
BY MARK WINEKA

mwineka@salisburypost.com

GRANITE QUARRY — The
Board of Aldermen passed a $1.6
million budget Monday night that
keeps the same tax rate.
In his message to the board,
Town Manager Dan Peters said the
budget will purchase the necessary
equipment for all departments, continue services to residents at the
current level, cover inflation and
contract increases, maintain
staffing and provide benefits for a
police officer being added through
a COPS grant.
The total budget for the 20102011 fiscal year, starting July 1, will

CONCORD — With commissioners’ modifications and some slight
changes in place, the Cabarrus County budget for the 2011 fiscal year is
on the agenda for the June 21 Board
of Commissioners meeting.
During Monday’s agenda work
session, the three commissioners
present discussed the modifications
made since last month’s budget
work sessions.
Chairman Jay White said Robert
Carruth was out of the county on
business and Coy Privette was at
home with an illness.
A total of $75,590 has been cut
from the budget since May, and
some items have been reallocated.
The $700,000 originally budgeted for potential merit pay raises has
been slashed to $350,000.
Capital improvements to Old
Bethel School have been removed
from the budget, freeing up
$300,000.
About $150,000 of that savings
has been budgeted for a new roof on
the library at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College’s south campus.
The budget also includes a
$250,000 allocation for retirement
incentive funds and $65,000 has
been earmarked as a contingency
fund in case of jail overcrowding,
which Cabarrus county manager
John Day said was possible in the
near term.
Monday’s modifications bring
the the proposed general fund to
$194.6 million.
The budget leaves the property
tax unchanged at 63 cents per $100
assessed value.
A public hearing will precede the
commissioners’ discussion of the
budget on June 21.
The full text of the proposed
budget is on display at Cabarrus
County public libraries.
It’s also available online at
http://www.cabarruscounty.us/ Finance/preliminarybudget2011
.html.

be $1,623,966.
The property tax remains at 33
cents per $100 valuation. For the
owner of a $150,000 home, the
town’s property tax translates to
$495 a year, for example.
Granite Quarry residents also
pay $8 a month for garbage service.
Water-sewer service is provided by Salisbury-Rowan Utilities,
which has proposed a 5.57 percent
increase for all of its residential
customers. That would raise the average bill from $68.74 to $72.78 a
month.
Here are the Granite Quarry
budget figures by department:
• Police, $451,695;

reductions on both property and vehicle tax collections compared to
2009-2010.
Peters projects property tax revenues of $617,793, down from the
$626,755 budgeted during the current fiscal year. Vehicle tax revenues are expected to be $70,425,
down from $84,506.
But sales tax revenues are projected to increase to $320,400, up
from $310,500.
Peters said the budget reflects
a considerable increase in healthcare costs for employees. The town
pays for insurance coverage
through a N.C. League of Munici-

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Fire damages
Kannapolis
structure
KANNAPOLIS — Police have
joined in the investigation of a fire
that heavily damaged a commercial
structure off South Main Street.
The fire occurred around 11 p.m.
Saturday in a metal building at 1221
Lee Ave. The building had previously housed a party rental business.
Randall Faggart with the Kannapolis Fire Department said the damage
was to the interior and roof area.
No one was in the building when
the fire occurred.
Faggart said the cause hasn’t been
determined. Investigators from the
fire department, the insurance company and Kannapolis Police are working the case.
Faggart said it’s unclear whether
the building can be repaired. That will
depend on a structural engineer.
Several area fire departments assisted Kannapolis including Concord,
Landis, Odell, Enochville and China
Grove.

Jeanne Craft Phillips

BRIEFS

The city will dedicate a
marker at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
commemorating the founding of the Salisbury Rotary
Club 90 years ago this
month.
The Salisbury Public Art
Committee is installing the
marker on the Innes Street
facade of the Plaza, formerly the Wallace Building,
where the club’s first formal
meeting was held June 15,
1920.
The marker will be part of
the city’s History and Art
Trail.
Rotarians will meet for
lunch at City Hall first and
ride the trolley to the Plaza
for the dedication.
Barbara Perry will represent the History and Art
Trail at the ceremony and
club member Ed Clement
will share the history of Rotary.
The club formed in response to the need for a new
high school in Salisbury.
Twenty-two men formed the
club and promoted a
$500,000 bond issue to build
Salisbury High School.
In 1925, the club led the
drive to raise $120,000 toward the endowment needed
to ensure Catawba College’s
relocation from Newton to
Salisbury.
The club has continued to
emphasize education, giving
$1,000 scholarships to 23
graduating high school seniors this spring.
Dianne Scott is president
of the Salisbury Rotary Club.

Price High School
Alumni to hold
national meeting
The J. C. Price High
School National Alumni Association will convene in Salisbury June 18-20.
The reunion comes along
with efforts earlier this year
to have the former school
building placed on the National Register of Historic
Places. The project has received the endorsement of
the City Council, a positive
response from Historic Salisbury Foundation’s Jack
Thomson and donations from
alumni and community supporters. An update on the
project will be a highlight of
convention business.
The weekend includes activities at the Holiday Inn
and the former Price High
School site on West Bank
Street. The Class of 1960 will
also host an event at the

Gary Lee Goodman

SALISBURY — Gary Lee
Goodman, 60, of Salisbury,
passed away Sunday, June 6,
2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center.
Born Aug.
14, 1949, in
Rowan County
to H. Ray
Goodman and
Ruby
Lentz
Livengood, he
was educated
in
Rowan
County
schools.
A
U.S.
Army veteran, Gary served in
Vietnam. Gary worked for
Universal Forest Products for
18 years, enjoyed carpentry,
fishing, beach trips and loved
his family.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife of 37 years,
Linda Deal Goodman; and
brothers Douglas Allen Goodman and Randy Eugene Goodman.
In addition to his parents,
survivors include his wife
whom he married May 26,
2007, Patricia Joanne Garrison Goodman of Salisbury;
daughter Tonya Goodman
Gordon of China Grove; sons
Kevin Lee Goodman of China
Grove, Joseph Marcus Hall
(Jenna Raquel) of Landis,
Derek Justin Hall of Salisbury; brother Larry Ray
Goodman of Salisbury; and
grandchild Clark Augustus
Hall.
Visitation:
6-8
p.m.
Wednesday at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China
Grove.
Service: 1 p.m. Thursday
in the chapel of the funeral
home, conducted by Rev.
Mike Roper. Interment to follow at Rowan Memorial Park
with full Military Honors.
Memorials: Humane Society of Rowan County, 112 W.
Innes St., Salisbury, NC
28144.
Linn-Honeycutt
Funeral
Home, China Grove, is serving the family. Online condoBlack Box Theater.
The Friday schedule in- lences may be made at
cludes registration in the ho- www.linnhoneycuttfuneraltel lobby from 1 to 5 p.m.; a home.com
fish fry at the hotel pavilion
from 5 to 8 p.m. and activities in the hospitality suite Bate C. Toms, Jr.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. —
from 8 p.m. to midnight.
Saturday’s
daytime Dr. Bate Carpenter Toms, Jr.,
events will be held at the long-time general surgeon at
West Bank Street site in the Memorial Hospital, Marformer school building and
tinsville, died
on the lawn. This includes a
June 4, 2010.
10 a.m. general membership
Dr. Toms is
meeting and 1 p.m. commusurvived
by
nity celebration on the lawn.
his
wife
of
64
Both events are free and
years,
Maropen to the public.
garet ShackA reserved seat luncheon
elford Toms of
will be held at noon Saturthe
home;
day.
Evening activities at the
three
sons,
Holiday Inn include a 6 p.m.
Bate Carpenscholarship dinner and 8
ter Toms, III
p.m. dance.
of
London,
Alumni and their families England, John Shackelford
will attend morning worship Toms of Charlottesville and
services at a local church on
Harrison Spencer Toms of
Sunday.
Individual event tickets Spencer; and five grandchilmay be purchased at the reg- dren.
Dr. Toms was born in Winistration desk during the reston-Salem, N.C., and lived in
union.
A $100 registration fee Salisbury, N.C. He was a
includes annual dues and all graduate of Woodbury Forest
events. Pre-registration School in Orange, Va., the
deadline is June 10.
University of North Carolina
Make checks payable to and of the University of North
PHS Alumni Association and Carolina Medical School. Dr.
mail to: PHS Alumni Asso- Toms served his residency at
ciation, P. O. Box 2731, SalUnion Memorial Hospital and
isbury, N.C. 28145.
For registration forms or at the University of Maryland
more reunion information, Hospital, Baltimore, Md. He
contact Barbara Gaul at 704- received his medical degree
633-3041 or Eleanor Qadirah from the University of Maryland Medical School. He esat 704-636-2811.
tablished his medical practice
Rowan Co. Tea Party in Martinsville in 1956. He
the first board-certified
Patriots set to meet was
surgeon in Henry County.
Rowan County Tea Party
Dr. Toms joined the U.S.
Patriots will meet for dinner Navy in 1941 in the Ninety
from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Day Wonder Program. He
June 15 at Blue Bay Seafood
Restaurant, 2050 Statesville served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, achieving the
Blvd.
The meeting begins at 7 rank of Lieutenant Commanp.m. Special guest speaker der.
Dr. Toms was born to Lily
will be Julie McKinney of
Metro Charlotte Patriots Bernhardt Toms and Bate
Group. Please e-mail a count Carpenter Toms July 7, 1918.
for attendance to lambe71@ In addition to his parents, he
bellsouth.net.
was preceded in death by
brother Dr. Paul Bernhardt
Toms and sister Jane Toms
Crudup.
Visitation and Service: The
family received friends at the
home Monday, June 7. The funeral is 11 a.m. Tuesday, June
8 at Christ Episcopal Church,
311 E. Church St., with burial
at Oakwood Cemetery.
Memorials: Christ Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 4162,
Martinsville, Virginia 24115.
Arrangements are by
Collins-McKee-Stone,
Martinsville.

KANNAPOLIS — Mrs. Jeanne Craft Phillips, 88, of Kannapolis, passed away on June 6, 2010, at her home after seven
months of illness.
She was born Feb. 11, 1922, the daughter of the late Mildred
Uzzle Craft and Harry Charles Craft, Sr. of
Wilmington. She met her husband of 51 years
in Wilmington on a blind date Aug. 9, 1942, and
married Isaac Vernell Phillips, Jr. on Dec. 25
1942. Vernell Phillips preceded her in death on
May 26, 1993.
Two daughters were born of the marriage,
Millie Phillips Fink of Concord and Jeanne
Harriet Quinn, who died October 16, 1994. She
was preceded in death by a brother, Harry Charles Craft, Jr.
of Wilmington, on Oct. 21, 2003, and is survived by brothers
James E. Craft and wife Jean of Wilmington, Robert C. Craft
and wife Doris of Westerville, Ohio. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews and her adopted granddaughter and
friend, Tonya Pendergrass.
Mrs. Phillips was a buyer for Belk children's wear in Wilmington, manager and Buyer for Dell's in Kannapolis, and
taught needlepoint, knitting and crocheting at Twin Oaks
Needlecraft.
She enjoyed many years of teaching Sunday School in her
church, Trinity United Methodist Church. Her church family
was very important to her and as her health prohibited her
from attending, she communicated via phone and card ministry and her outlook on life was pleasant in what she was able
to do.
There was one special friend who she called each morning,
without fail, just to tell her that she loved her and hoped that
she had a good day. Fran Black Holland was that special
friend. On one occasion, Jeanne had fallen and she was transported to the hospital by ambulance. Once settled in the emergency room, while enduring severe pain, she insisted that her
daughter Millie find phone reception and call her dear friend
Fran and let her know what was going on and that she would
call later in the day. That is a dedicated friend. We thank Fran
for her friendship and prayers through the years and her
beautiful daughter, Janet Ward Black and husband Gerard
Davidson.
A special thanks to Dr. George C. Monroe, III, Hospice and
Palliative Care of Cabarrus County and her nurses, Tiffany
Kee, Susan Boger, Brenda Kee and Sylvia Blackmon, for their
love and devotion.
Service: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday,
June 9 at Trinity United Methodist Church with entombment
following at Carolina Memorial Park. Officiating will be the
Rev. Dr. Harold Bales and Mrs. Fran Black Holland.
Visitation: Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Whitley's Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Trinity United Methodist Church, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis,
NC 28083.
Online condolences may be made at whitleysfuneralhome.com

Marker to honor
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Hubert A. Ridenhour

ROCKWELL — Hubert
Arthur Ridenhour, 84, of
Rockwell, passed away on
Sunday, June 6, 2010, at the
NC State Veterans Home of
Salisbury.
Hubert was
born on Jan. 9,
1926, in Rowan
County, a son
of the late
William Rush
and
Martha
Bost
Ridenhour. A 1942
graduate
of
Rockwell High School, Hubert was a World War II veteran, having served in the
Merchant Marines and the
U.S. Army. After his time in
service, Hubert worked for
and was vice president of
Sides Lumber Company of
Rockwell.
He was a member of St.
James Lutheran Church,
Keller Memorial Masonic
Lodge 657, Rowan County
Shrine Club, Salisbury York
Rite, Miller Russell American
Legion
and
Rockwell
AMVETS 845.
Hubert was a former
member of Salisbury Moose
Lodge and was a former
Rockwell town alderman. He
was an avid golfer and loved
American Legion baseball.
In addition to his parents,
Hubert was preceded in death
by brothers Yorke and Ralph
Ridenhour.
Hubert is survived by his
wife Louise Sides Ridenhour
whom he married in 1946; son
Rick Ridenhour and wife
Kathy of Rockwell; daughter
Pam Honeycutt and husband
Daryl of Rockwell grandchildren Traci Honeycutt Jordan
and husband Adam, Brian
Honeycutt, Jessica Ridenhour
and Kelly Ridenhour; and
great-grandson
Ashton
Kennedy.
Services: The funeral service will be held Tuesday,
June 8 at 4 p.m. at St. James
Lutheran Church conducted
by Rev. Craig Sigmon, pastor.
Burial will follow in the
church cemetery with graveside rites conducted by Keller
Memorial Masonic Lodge.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends Tuesday, June
8 from 2:30-3:45 p.m. at the St.
James Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall.
Memorials: May be made
to St. James Lutheran Church,
Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 486,
Rockwell, NC 28138.
Powles Funeral Home of
Rockwell is assisting the Ridenhour family. Online condolences may be made at
www.powlesfuneralhome.com.
The family wishes to express a special thank you to
the doctors and nurses at the
NC State Veterans Home.

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Alma Casper Bradshaw Stephen E. Blanton, Sr.

SALISBURY — Mrs. Alma
Casper Bradshaw, 97, of Salisbury, passed away Sunday,
June 6, 2010, at her residence.
Mrs. Bradshaw was born
Oct. 5, 1912, in
Rowan County, daughter of
the late John
W. Casper and
Dora Basinger
Casper.
She
attended Gold Hill School and
worked at Macanal Mill in
Salisbury as a spinner. She
was also a homemaker.
She was a member of Gold
Hill Methodist Church and enjoyed sewing and gardening.
In addition to her parents,
she was preceded in death by
her husband, Eddie Lee Bradshaw; stepdaughter Versie
Wagoner;
daughter-in-law
Virginia Bradshaw; brothers
Walter Casper and John
“Jack” Casper; and grandson
Eddie Bradshaw.
Mrs. Bradshaw is survived
by her son, John Bradshaw
and wife Sandra of Charlotte;
daughter Lois Bradshaw Latimer and husband Bill of Salisbury; stepsons Arthur Bradshaw of Atwater, Calif., Elmer
Bradshaw and wife Ruth of
Dayton, Ohio, Jack Bradshaw
and wife Nita of Statesville;
grandchildren Linda Meyer
and husband John, Lee Bradshaw and wife Karen, Jerry
Wagoner and wife Lisa,
Pamela Drayer and husband
Jim, Edward Bradshaw, Keith
Bradshaw, Kelli Stewart and
husband Dean, Merril Bradshaw and wife Kristin, Laura
Baucom and husband Jeremy,
Brett Teeter and wife Ashley,
Steve Dagenhart and Jerry
Dagenhart; and 18 greatgrandchildren.
Service: The funeral will
be at 2 p.m. Wednesday June
9 at the Powles Funeral Home
Chapel in Rockwell conducted
by Rev. Anthony Moore, pastor
Gold
Hill
United
Methodist Church. Burial will
follow at Gold Hill Cemetery.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends Wednesday,
June 9 at Powles Funeral
Home from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Memorials: May be made
to Gold Hill United Methodist
Church, 535 St. Stephens
Church Road, Gold Hill, NC
28071.
The family would like to
give special thanks to Rowan
Regional Home Health and
Hospice and to Ingrid Bowers
and Kay Dixon.
Powles Funeral Home is
assisting the Bradshaw family. Online condolences may be
made at www.powlesfuneralhome.com.

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Ashley Denise Vanhoy

ROCKWELL — Ashley
Denise Vanhoy, 31, of Rockwell, passed away Friday,
June 4, 2010, at her residence.
Ashley was
born Jan. 18.
1979, in Rowan
County,
the
daughter
of
Kenneth Mark
Vanhoy
and
Cathy Denise
Peeler
Vanhoy. Ashley was educated in
the Salisbury-Rowan School
System. A homemaker and
caregiver, she was a member
of Faith Lutheran Church.
In addition to her parents,
Ashley is survived by her
companion, Thomas Dennis;
maternal grandparents Greta
Peeler and Dan Peeler and
wife Jane, all of Salisbury; paternal grandparents Kenneth
and Frankie Vanhoy of Rockwell; uncles Mark and Danny
Peeler;
special
cousin
Matthew Earnhardt; and a
number of aunts and cousins.
Service: A memorial service will be held on Thursday
June 10 and 7 p.m. at the
Powles Funeral Home Chapel
conducted by Rev. Wayne
Trexler, Pastor of Shiloh Reformed Church of Faith.
Visitation: The family will
receive friends on Thursday
June 10 from 6 to 7 p.m. at
Powles Funeral Home.
Memorials: May be made
to the Migraine Research
Foundation, Ñ. 300 East 75th
St., Suite 3K, New York, NY
10021.
Powles Funeral Home of
Rockwell is assisting the Vanhoy family. Online condolences may be made at
www.powlesfuneralhome.com.

SALISBURY — Stephen
Eric Blanton, Sr., son of
Juanita B. Blanton and the
late James W. Blanton, was
born Jan. 26,
1950, in Cabarrus
County.
He departed
this
earthly
life June 2,
2010, in Baltimore, Md. after a short illness.
He graduated from J.C.
Price
High
School, Salisbury. He served
in the United States Air
Force, receiving an honorable
discharge. He attended Livingstone College in Salisbury
and later completed his undergraduate degree at Sojourner-Douglass College in
Baltimore, Md. He became a
licensed minister in November 1999.
Throughout
his
life,
Stephen made numerous
friends wherever he went and
will be sincerely missed by
everyone who knew him. He
was always a true friend and
devoted family man.
He leaves to mourn the
love in his life, Beulah
Richardson;
his
mother,
Juanita B. Blanton; daughter
Tonya E. Armstrong; son
Stephen E. Blanton, Jr.; sisters Carolyn Bryant of New
Jersey, Robbin Price and
Jacqueline E. Bush (David) of
Salisbury; brother Calvin L.
Blanton (Delores Bryant) of
uncles
Raleigh;
special
Melvin Boger of Washington,
D.C., Edward Boger of Cleveland, Ohio, Martin Boger of
Atlantic City, N.J., and Gary
Boger of Salisbury; five
grandchildren; four nieces;
three nephews; and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Service and Visitation: Funeral services will be held
Thursday, June 10 at 12:30
p.m. at Gethsemane Baptist
Church with Rev. Dr. Clary
Phelps, pastor, Rev. Ricky
Johnson, eulogist. Visitation is
11:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial
will follow at U.S. National
Cemetery with military honors by the honor guard.
Services are entrusted to
Hairston Funeral Home, Inc.

In other business, commissioners voted 3-to-0 to
table Forest Park Crossing,
LLCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request for a Reservation of Capacity certificate
for a proposed apartment
project.
The Forest Park Crossing
low-income housing development was the subject of debate in Kannapolis last
month.
On May 10, the Kannapolis City Council denied a request by Douglas Development for a $224,450 loan to
help construct the 56-unit
complex.
According to county planner Kassie Watts, the complex is estimated to bring 15
students into local schools.
Under the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, Douglas Development
would be required to build
the project in phases â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no
more than six apartments
this year, no more than 11 a
year for the next four years
and no more than six in 2015.
Instead, the developer is
asking Cabarrus County for
permission to pay APFO fees
and apply for permits all at
once instead of in phases.
According to the developer, the stimulus funds being
used to help construct the
apartments require that the
entire apartment complex be
permitted and constructed at
once.
Developers had requested to have the matter heard
June 21.
But Commissioner Liz
Poole said she wanted more
time to review what Kannapolis officials had said.
She also said she wanted
Carruth and Privette to have
time to hear about the matter.
The request will be heard
again during the July 6 work
session.
Commissioners voted to
hear discussion of new locations for county departments
on June 21.
The Board of Elections
and several other departments may be relocated as a
cost-saving measure.
Commissioners have discussed completing the top
floor of the new Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Administration Building alongside other proposals, including a possible lease-to-own
plan involving the old Cabarrus Creamery building.

Commissioner Grace Mynatt said she preferred the
latter option.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not in favor of the
seventh floor due to the accessibility and parking issues,â&#x20AC;? Mynatt said.
Since the potential relocation was first announced,
people in the community

have said the seventh floor
location might make early
voting difficult for the elderly or those with disabilities.
Other alternatives, such
as using the rotunda of the
countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office building as a
voting site, were also discussed.

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The resolution also says
fiber-optic cable to the home,
as under way in Salisbury,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;solves bandwidth and capacity and enhances economic
growth to the community,â&#x20AC;?
while the current infrastructure of DSL and cable networks â&#x20AC;&#x153;cannot offer the
speed required to remain
competitive in a digital economy.â&#x20AC;?
The board presented retired Police Chief Clyde
Adams Jr. with his sidearm
and a plaque of appreciation
with his badge imbedded in
the wood at top.
Adams retired June 1 after 19 years as chief.

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palities plan, which has projected a 17 percent increase.
To cover the extra expense,
Peters said he reduced the
contingency fund in the administrative budget by $8,200,
making it $23,000.
Peters agreed with Mayor
Mary Ponds that it may be
time to investigate the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
participation in a health program aimed at reducing the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthcare insurance
rates.
In another matter Monday
night, aldermen discussed a
new solid waste contract with
representatives of the three
lowest bidders: Alexander
Waste Systems, Crash Morri-

service, length of terms and
fuel charges.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very difficult decision,â&#x20AC;? Ponds said.
Alderman Jake Fisher said
he would like another month
to review the proposals, and
the other board members
agreed, delaying a decision
until July.
In other items, the board
passed a resolution opposing
Senate Bill 1209 and supporting the city of Salisburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
Fiber-to-the-Home cable project.
The resolution says the bill,
by prohibiting other municipalities from getting into the cable business, â&#x20AC;&#x153;will leave behind
many small communities without adequate high-speed Internet infrastructure in the new
global information economy.â&#x20AC;?

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Waste Management.
Waste Managementâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current contract expires in October, and the contract requires
the town to give a 90-day notice if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to change
providers.
Mayor Pro Tem Bill Feather quizzed the waste collectors about the number of
trucks they had, the age of
equipment, how many trucks
would be used to cover the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection day and how
they address holidays.
Granite Quarry has 1,100 to
1,150 stops, and trash is now
collected on Fridays, though
several aldermen said they
would not mind moving to
Thursdays.
The board is comparing the
bids based on cost, dumpster

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In order to help address
these needs, Rowan County
Cooperative Extension frequently offers opportunities
for hands-on, learning activities in this area.
More than 150 eighth grade
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strawberry DNA extraction
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hands-on lab that taught them
how to isolate DNA strands
from fruit. The lab helps to
further the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding of the role of DNA in
the field of biotechnology.
The hands-on strawberry DNA
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At least four people were
taken to the hospital Monday
evening after an accident on
Mooresville Road involving
several vehicles.
None of those involved suffered serious injuries, according to emergency radio communications.
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accident
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a car rear-ended another and
pushed that vehicle into a third
vehicle. Initial reports indicated as many as four vehicles
were involved.
Ambulances took at least
four people to Rowan Regional Medical Center. Two were
children ages 10 and 12.
The wreck backed up traffic around 6 p.m. as first responders closed roads to assist
the people involved.

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The only person who spoke
during the public hearing was
resident Nadine Cherry, asking that the town continue
furloughs with one employee
taking a day off once a month
until all have had a day off.
She also asked the board to
reconsider its decision to allow the police department to
hire an additional officer. Police Chief Brian McCoy previously requested to fill vacancies, but board members
opted not to fill positions in
any department.
A few of the highlights of
the budget sessions included
contracting out the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
pool operations, reorganizing
the Recreation Department
and contracting out garbage
pickup services.
Town staff looked into a
company maintaining the
town pool at a cost of about
$30,900 a year, which is about
$16,100 less than it cost the
town during the previous fiscal year.
A much talked about matter was contracting out the
townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garbage pickup service. The idea was first discussed at the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March
planning retreat. The board
debated the perks of the contracting its garbage, but decided to keep services inhouse.
The town will continue to
offer its own sanitation services at no additional cost to
residents.
The board did not increase
its taxes, instead the tax rate
will remain at 40 cents per
$100 of assessed value.
The budget also includes
a convenience fee of $3 per
online credit card transaction and the establishment of
fishing permits at Lake Corriher. The permits are expected bring in an additional
$15,000 annually.
Town Finance Officer
Ginger Gibson said the board
should see an additional savings once the staff chooses a
new health care provider.
The town currently receives
insurance through the
League of Municipalities,
which uses Cigna as its
provider. The board offered
three quotes from Blue Cross
Blue Shield, WellPath and
UnitedHealthcare. There
should be at least $100,000 in
savings once the town
switches providers.
The board will meet at 7
p.m. July 6 for its regular
meeting because of the July
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Sonny Karriker of Mooresville won Best in
Show with his Korean War-era M38 Jeep at the
D-Day Remembrance event held Saturday at
the Price of Freedom museum on Weaver Road.
More than 800 people attended the event,
which included displays of military vehicles,
weapons, uniforms and tents, organizers said.
People attending the event voted on the 21
military vehicles in three classes. Winners were:
â&#x20AC;˘ Robert Page of Mocksville won the 21â &#x201E;2-ton
class with his World War II armored scout car.
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â&#x20AC;˘ Marvin Jones of Salisbury won the 1â &#x201E;4-ton
class with his 1966 Vietnam-era M151A1 Jeep.

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RALEIGH (AP) — The
Senate — as expected — has
rejected the House’s version
of North Carolina’s state
government budget for next
year, setting up negotiations
to find a compromise for
competing plans.
The Senate voted unanimously Monday night
against the $18.9 billion
spending plan the House approved late last week. The
Senate approved its own $19
billion plan three weeks ago.
The formal vote means the
two chambers will negotiate
differences and create a final plan and get it to Gov.
Beverly Perdue to sign before July 1.
Senate and House Democrats differ greatly on
how to fund the University
of North Carolina system
next year. They also have
differences on tax breaks
for small businesses and the
use of lottery money for the
public schools.

White powder
found in envelope
at the Capitol
RALEIGH (AP) — White
powder was discovered in an
envelope at North Carolina’s
old Capitol building, leading
to an evacuation.
Gov. Beverly Perdue’s
spokeswoman Chrissy Pearson said an administrative assistant to Chief of Staff Britt
Cobb opened the envelope
shortly before 3 p.m. Monday.
Police and Perdue’s staff
asked visitors to leave the
170-year-old building, which
includes offices for Perdue
and the old House and Senate
chambers. A hazardous materials team arrived to investigate the envelope. Two
workers who handled the letter also were being checked
out.
Perdue was in the old
House chamber when the envelope was found, signing legislation requiring insurance
companies to cover the cost
of hearing aids for children.
Pearson said she knew of
no threats associated with the
envelope.

Indiana’s public employee
pension fund is taking a similar job in North Carolina.
North Carolina state
Treasurer Janet Cowell announced Monday that Shawn
Wischmeier (WISH’-my-er)
has been hired as chief investment officer of North
Carolina’s retirement systems. He succeeds Patricia
Gerrick, who was fired in
August after five years on
the job.
Wischmeier will make a
base salary of $320,000. The
post is one of the highest
paid in state government.
He previously worked for
Eli Lilly and Co. before going to work on Indiana’s
state pension fund.
North Carolina’s $68 billion retirement plan covers
more than 820,000 people.
Cowell wouldn’t disclose
why she fired Gerrick, who
used to work at Indiana’s
pension fund, too.

Lightning kills
Tenn. woman before
fiance proposed
ASHEVILLE (AP) — A
Tennessee man says he
planned to propose to his girlfriend along a North Carolina hiking trail when she was
struck and killed by lightning.
Thirty-year-old Richard
Butler of Knoxville tells the
Asheville Citizen Times that
he took Bethany Lott to Max
Patch Bald, near Asheville.
He says he wanted his 25year-old girlfriend to think
the two were on a hike but
that he had a ring in his pocket and was planning to ask her
to marry him.
Heavy rain let up as the
two walked toward the bald,

Gov. Perdue invites
kids to hearing-aid
bill signing
RALEIGH (AP) — Children who lobbied the General Assembly to require North
Carolina health insurers to
cover hearing aids for young
people will celebrate their
legislative victory with Gov.
Beverly Perdue.
Perdue planned to sign the
legislation Monday afternoon
in her office in a public ceremony.
The legislature gave final
approval May 26 to a bill mandating insurers pay up to
$2,500 per ear for hearing
aids every three years for
children up to 21 years of age.
Third-grader Collin Tastet
(TASS’-tet) of Greensboro led
the lobbying effort and will
attend the signing. He has
worn hearing aids since he
was a baby.

Wounded veterans
in N.C. to discuss
career program
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) —
Veterans, councilors and
Army officials are meeting
in North Carolina to discuss
ways to expand a careers
program for severely
wounded veterans.
The three-day conference
in Fayetteville started Monday and will include a veterans round-table where they
can share ideas about the
Army Wounded Warrior Careers Program. The program was started two years
ago by the National Organization on Disability. The
program helps wounded
service members transition
into civilian careers.
The program already operates in Texas, Colorado
and North Carolina. The National Organization on Disability hopes to expand the
program to nearly 10 more
states in the coming years.

SIU to offer aviation
course at N.C. college
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP)
— Students at a college in
the state that’s considered
the birthplace of flight soon
will be able to get a bachelor’s degree from Southern

Illinois University in aviation management.
As part of the deal with
North Carolina’s Craven
Community College, students first get an associate
degree in aviation systems
technologies there, then
transfer into Southern’s aviation management program.
The classes will be taught
on weekends.
Faculty from Southern
will continue to teach upperlevel courses at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station at
Cherry Point, near the community college’s Havelock
campus.
The college’s main campus is about 30 minutes
away in New Bern.

Cleanup to close
3 miles of Blue
Ridge Parkway
MOUNT PISGAH (AP) —
A three-mile stretch of the
Blue Ridge Parkway in
North Carolina will be
closed for a couple of days
while debris is removed
from ice storms earlier this
year.
The road will be closed
between miles 405 and 408
west of Asheville on
Wednesday and Thursday.
Workers are trimming trees
and removing debris from
winter storms.
The road is closed longterm between miles 399 and
405 because of rock slide repairs.

RALEIGH (AP) — The security firm formerly known
as Blackwater is looking for
new ownership, announcing
Monday it is pursuing a sale
of the company that became
renowned and reviled for its
involvement with the U.S.
government in Iraq and elsewhere.
The Moyock, N.C.-based
company now called Xe Services announced its decision
in a brief statement that gave
few details.
“Xe’s new management
team has made significant
changes and improvements to
the company over the last 15
months, which have enabled
the company to better serve
the U.S. government and other customers, and will deliver additional value to a purchaser,” the statement said.
Owner and founder Erik
Prince said selling the company is a difficult decision,
but constant criticism of Xe
helped him make up his mind.
“Performance doesn’t matter in Washington, just politics,” Prince said in a further
statement.
The private company became famous as Blackwater,
which provided guards and
services to the U.S. government in Iraq, Afghanistan and
elsewhere. It became one of
the most respected defense
contractors in the world, but

also attracted sharp criticism
over its role in those missions.
It has been trying to rehabilitate its image since a 2007
shooting in Baghdad that
killed 17 people, outraged the
Iraqi government and led to
federal charges against several Blackwater guards. The
accusations later were
thrown out of court after a
judge found prosecutors mishandled evidence.
In March, Senate Armed
Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin suggested the
Pentagon should consider
banning Xe from a $1 billion
deal to train Afghan police.
The Michigan Democrat said
he thought the company’s involvement was hindering the
U.S. mission in Afghanistan.
Prince, who founded the
company in 1997 along with
former colleagues from the
Navy SEALs, said he does not
anticipate having any role in
Xe after the sale.
The process of finding a
buyer and completing the
deal is expected to take several months, according to
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The announcement comes
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Xe sold its aviation division
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CHAPEL HILL (AP) — A
nurse has been charged with
second-degree murder in the
death of a patient at a North
Carolina nursing home.
WRAL-TV reported Monday that Angela Almore of
Cary was also charged with
six counts of patient abuse.
She is being held on a
$500,000 bond. It wasn’t immediately known if she has a
lawyer.
Almore is charged in the
February death of 84-year-old
Rachel
Holliday,
an
Alzheimer’s patient at The
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Tests at the time found
that nine Alzheimer’s patients
were given painkillers. Holliday and several others
weren’t supposed to be receiving pain medication.
A medical examiner’s report concluded Holliday died
of pneumonia, but that morphine was a contributing factor.

but more bad weather returned. Butler says there
were three lightning strikes.
The last one hit the couple.
Butler suffered third-degree burns. Paramedics declared Lott, also of Knoxville,
dead at the scene.
There was no answer for a
number listed for Butler on
Monday.

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Gunman kills 4 women, self outside Florida restaurant

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Police say a gunman shot and killed four people at the Yoyito Cafe-Restaurant in Hialeah, Fla.
on Sunday night and wounded three others before killing himself.

formation will be kept private,” he said. “These driveby data sweeps may violate
not only those expectations,
but also possibly the law.”
He said the data collection
could give Google access to
personal e-mails, passwords
and web browsing histories,
though he had no reports of
any problems.
“Google should come clean
with the American public by
answering questions we have
put to them about whether it
intercepted information from
unsecure wireless data networks while its Street View
cars were taking pictures of
people’s homes and businesses,” said Blumenthal. “Their
credibility depends on truthful and prompt answers to
these questions.”

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP)
— Google representatives on
Monday said the search engine company has not broken
any laws with the collection
of data for its mapping service, after Connecticut’s attorney general pressed the company to “come clean with the
American public.”
Authorities fear the information gathered for Google’s
Street View service, which
provides pictures of neighborhoods, may violate privacy laws.
Last month, Google acknowledged it had mistakenly collected data over public
Wi-Fi networks in more than
30 countries.
Police in Germany and
Australia already have
launched their own investigations into the matter.
“As we have said before,
this was a mistake,” said a
Google spokeswoman in an email statement to the Associated Press. “Google did nothing illegal and we are working with the relevant authorities to answer their questions and concerns.”
The attorneys general of
Connecticut and Missouri
have both sent letters to
Google executives asking for
clarification on the information collected for Street
View.
Connecticut Attorney
General Richard Blumenthal
held a press conference Monday urging the search engine
company to reveal whether
it had illegally collected data
from state personal and business wireless computer networks.
“People have legitimate
expectations that private in-

dez’s family offered condolences to the families of the
seven women. “It is with
great pain that we reach out
to everyone affected and offer our prayers in this time of
sorrow,” the statement said.
It was not immediately
clear if all the women shot
were restaurant employees
or customers. The shooting
began shortly after the
restaurant had closed.
A series of 911 calls released by police starting
record breathless Spanishlanguage callers urging dis-

could be found for Molina’s
relatives in the Miami area.
At the Hialeah home of 56year-old Zaida Castillo, a relative said her family did not
want to speak with reporters.
Two other victims, 32year-old Maysel Figueroa and
47-year-old Lavina Fonseca,
lived next door to each other
in Hialeah. People inside Fonseca’s home refused to answer the door, and a neighbor
said Figueroa had lived in her
small cottage for only about
six months.
Regular customers in the
city, which has a large CubanAmerican population, gathered in shock outside the
restaurant on Monday.
“They are good people,”
said Valentin Perez, 52, who
visits the restaurant for his
Cuban coffee every morning.
Octavio Guzman, another
customer, said the restaurant
workers are always generous
with those who can’t afford a
meal.
“You tell anyone here, ’I’m
hungry and I don’t have money,’ and they give it to you,”
Guzman said.

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Hernandez’s agent, Mike
Maulini, told the Spanish-language newspaper El Nuevo
Herald that the family does
not know what caused Regalado to shoot seven women.
“This has taken everyone
by surprise,” Maulini said.
Regalado came to Miami
from Cuba in 2006, he said.
“We do not know what
might have happened. He was
a good kid. Since he arrived
he has tried not to depend on
his brother and do his own
work,” Maulini.
In a statement, Hernan-

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arms.
Regalado drove off after
the shooting, police said. Officers found him dead of an
apparent suicide a few blocks
away, with the same weapon
used in the restaurant shootings, Rodriguez said.
People inside the Coral
Gables house where Regalado and Molina lived refused
to answer a reporter’s knocks
at the door. A person who answered the phone identified
himself only as a family
friend and said the family
didn’t want to talk.

patchers to urgently send ambulances Sunday night.
“Hurry! Hurry!” said one
terrified woman in Spanish to
the dispatcher. “That man
killed them.”
A male caller in Spanish is
heard on another recording
at 10:11 p.m. breathing rapidly and telling the dispatcher,
“He entered the Yoyito
Restaurant and began shooting like crazy.”
He tells the dispatcher
that the man and a woman
had argued before the shooting started.
“They were arguing out in
front of the restaurant ... he
killed the girl,” the man says.
A spokeswoman for Jackson Memorial Hospital declined to release any information about the three women
being treated there because
all had requested privacy. No
contact information for one
survivor,
Yasmine
Dominguez, could be found.
There was no answer at the
Hialeah Gardens mobile
home of the third, 55-year-old
Mayra Delacaridad.
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HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — A
gunman shot and killed his
wife outside a South Florida
restaurant where she worked,
then targeted women inside
and killed three others before
committing suicide, police
said Monday.
Police said 38-year-old
Gerardo Regalado bypassed
at least two men when he
fired at the women inside.
Three women were hospitalized in critical condition,
Hialeah police Detective Eddie Rodriguez said.
“He went straight for the
women,” Rodriguez said.
Regalado is the half brother of former baseball star Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez.
The shooting began Sunday night in a parking lot outside the Yoyito Restaurant in
Hialeah, where Regalado of
Coral Gables was seen arguing with Liazan Molina, Rodriguez said. According to
Florida marriage records, the
couple married in 2007.
According to police, Regalado shot and killed Molina, 24,
then entered the restaurant
and fired on six women inside.
One employee called her
brother after the shooting,
saying she had been shot and
was bleeding.
Felix Fuentes said his sister, Ivet Coronado, told him
to “please call 911.” He said
the 36-year-old woman was
recovering Monday from surgery for gunshot wounds to
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OUTDOORS

Perfect time
for fishing on
High Rock
Fishing on High Rock Lake has been excellent over the past week. Water levels remain
near full with the water generally clear in most
areas.
Largemouth bass have been hungry and hitting great. At the recent FLW tournament, more
than 100 boaters participated, with 58 fishermen bringing in a full five-fish limit. They
weighed in a total of just over 1,000 pounds of
largemouth bass. The hot baits reported were
jigs on structure, with crank baits a close second.
Places to try for a lunker largemouth bass
include the Bringle Ferry Road bridge near
Tamarac Marina, focusing on the four corners
of the rip-rap rocks and also working the bridge
pilings. On Abbott’s Creek, try the submerged
road bed that runs parallel to N.C. 8. The concrete support pillars are located in 25 feet of
water marked by a danger buoy in the center
of the channel.
On Flat Swamp Creek, work the submerged
rocky points in the “S” curve during the day.
Deep diving crank baits are a good choice there.
In Panther Creek, early mornings are finding some top water action on the right side as
you enter the mouth of the creek. Look toward
the small bushy islands and focus on the points,
using Pop-R’s or other stick baits.
In Crane Creek at the Goodman Lake Road
bridge, work the danger buoy that is marking
a large rock pile. Jigs and lizards are producing good fish on the dropoff and rocky structure.
For those bass fishermen who would like to
know of a good spot that is hard to find unless
shown by someone in the “know,” try the following GPS coordinates.
N 35 37.541
W 80 16.327
This location has a large rock pile, 25 feet
long, 25 feet wide, 4 feet tall.
There are large rocks, several stumps near
and around open water toward the channel. With
a very large stump toward the cove point, this
is an excellent crank bait location.
Crappie have been hitting well lakewide.
Good-sized fish are schooled up and holding off
dropoffs and deep water structure. Minnows
are the standby bait although a variety of jigs
are working well also. Fish can be caught
throughout the day if you can brave the heat,
but mornings and evenings are usually best.
Striped bass continue to hit regularly in main
channel portions of High Rock Lake. Fish ranging from 5 to 12 pounds are common. Most fishermen are trolling buck tailed jigs on a double
drop rig with a long leader.
Catfish are pulling the string of most anyone who wants to give them a try. Channels
weighing up to 10 pounds are common with blue
cats ranging over 10 pounds seen regularly.
Flathead catfish are very active, with catches
over 20 pounds seen weekly.

A new pier from closed bridge
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
has opened the Chowan River Bridge Access
Area, a fishing access area and renovated boat
ramp off the closed Chowan River Bridge.
The project was funded from sales of the
Coastal Recreational Fishing License.
The site, off N.C. 17 in Chowan County, features fixed and floating docks, new concrete
apron, new ramps, bulkhead and an improved,
paved parking lot. The old highway bridge,
which has been closed since 1999, has been repurposed as a fishing pier, with a restroom
building and vending area.
“The accessible fishing area and renovated
boating access area at the Chowan River Bridge
provide boaters and anglers with quality access
to a very popular waterway,” said Erik Christofferson, chief of the Division of Engineering
services. “We are thrilled to have received the
CRFL funding to make this project happen,
which increases opportunities for anglers and
recreational boaters.”

Boating classes
Upcoming boating education classes in
Rowan County that will be instructed by N.C.
Wildlife Officers include:
July 10 and Aug. 1 at the Rowan County Rescue Squad, 1140 Julian Road. These are open to
the public and free of charge. For more information, go to www.ncwildlife.org and click boating education or call 919-707-0031.
You can e-mail Sgt. Anthony Sharum of
the
N.C.
Wildlife
Resources
at
huntfishguy66@aol.com.

Chance Mako, son of Chris and Martie Mako,
caught bass ranging from 11⁄2 pounds up to 6
pounds, while fishing with his grandfather, Ronnie Marsh, in a private pond.

Shalee Athey, 11, caught a 40-pound black drum the last weekend of May on a family fishing
trip to Chesapeake Bay, Va. She also caught two sharks and some flounder on her first trip to
the Chesapeake Bay with her parents, Ernie and Denise Athey of Salisbury. The black drum
was caught near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in a 28-foot Grady White boat. ‘Shalee
loves the outdoors and enjoys hunting and fishing,’ her mother said in an e-mail to the Post.

Fishing with Capt. Gus

Lake Norman boating,
fishing questions answered
Everyone seems to have
questions related to boating
and fishing on Lake Norman.
Some of the most frequently
asked questions are addressed below.
• Up north, we had a
closed season on bass fishing.
What are the regulations on
Lake Norman?
Lake Norman does not
have a closed fishing season.
Anglers can fish year round
for any species, except grass
carp.
• I do not have a boat.
Where can I fish from the
shore on Lake Norman?
Public fishing is allowed at
the McGuire Nuclear Plant
off N.C. 73, the Marshall
Steam Plant off N.C. 150 and
at the Lake Norman State
Park, near Troutman.
• What am I likely to
catch on Lake Norman?
Largemouth bass, spotted
bass, stripers, catfish, white
perch, carp, crappie and
bream.
• How big are the fish in
Lake Norman?
Sizes vary. An 85-pound
state record blue catfish was
caught a few years ago. There
are some who suspect that a
blue cat weighing more than
100 pounds is lurking near the
dam. Stripers average 5 to 6
pounds. In the past, 20- and
30-pounders were caught.
The state record, a 6 pound,
5-ounce spotted bass was
caught in Lake Norman.
• Can I catch trout, walleye and white bass?
High summer water temperatures, combined with low

levels of dissolved oxygen,
make it all but impossible for
trout and walleye to survive
in Lake Norman. White bass
used to be plentiful, but have
practically disappeared in recent years.
• Is fishing better above
the N.C. 150 Bridge?
Not necessarily. There are
times when Ramsey, Reed,
Mountain and Hagers creeks
produce a lot of fish. Also,
both hot water discharges are
located south of the N.C. 150
Bridge. Many people fish the
north end of the lake, not because there are more fish, but
because there is less open water and it’s easier to fish on
windy days.
• When is the best time
to fish?
As a rule, fish bite best
early in the morning and
again just before dark. However, there are many occasions when fish feed aggressively throughout the day.
Spring is a preferred time because fish are hungry and in
shallow water. Night fishing
is also popular in the summer.
Since stripers like cold water,
winter is a good time to fish
for them.
• I thought striped bass
were a saltwater fish?
They are, but they swim
up freshwater rivers to
spawn. Stripers are able to
adapt and can live in freshwater lakes when conditions are
right. Most landlocked
striped bass, like those on
Lake Norman, are stocked by
wildlife agencies
• Who needs a fishing li-

cense?
Anyone 16 and over who
fishes in public waters is required to have a valid fishing
license.
• Where can I get a North
Carolina fishing license?
Licenses can be purchased
at most area bait shops and at
department stores that sell
fishing tackle. They are also
available at www.ncwildlife.
org, by phone at 888-248-6834,
or by mail at N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, 1751
Varsity Drive, Raleigh, N.C.
27606.
• How do I get help in an
emergency if my boat is in a
dead cell phone area?
The old stand-by is to wave
your arms, a flag, shirt, etc.
to a passing vessel. Another
option is to install a marine
band VHF radio. Channel 16
is monitored by the Lake Patrol, Coast Guard Auxiliary,
N.C. Wildlife Officers and
other boaters equipped with
VHF radios.
• I see signs and buoys
that say “No Wake.” How fast
can a boat go in a “No Wake”
zone?
“No wake” means, “No
Wake.” If you can see a wake
behind the boat, you are going too fast. Wakes might
vary with the way the boat is
loaded. Some boats might
produce a wake traveling at
only a few miles per hour.
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You can visit www.
lakenormanstriperfishing.
com or call Gus Gustafson
at 704-617-6812. E-mail him
at Gus@LakeNorman.com.

Wildlife commission seeks comments on
migratory game bird hunting seasons
The N. C. Wildlife Resources Commission
is inviting public comments on the early waterfowl and webless migratory game bird
hunting seasons.
The seasons include dove, woodcock, rail,
snipe and those waterfowl seasons beginning
prior to October 1. Input on extended falconry seasons for webless species will also be
taken at this time. Comment on proposed
dates for the seasons by going to
www.ncwildlife.org and clicking on “Submit
Your Comments.”
Comments will be accepted from through
June 20.
Every year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides frameworks from which to
choose the seasons, and the commission selects the actual dates within these guidelines.

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The websites listed below for online courses on boating safety are not administered by
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Be advised, the commission only maintains records for courses offered through the
agency.
If you choose to complete your boating
safety training through a source other than
the commission, you will be responsible for
obtaining the necessary documentation to
prove successful completion of the course
through the course provider.
The courses listed do meet all education
certification requirements for North Carolina:
https://www.boat-ed.com/nc/index.htm
http://www.boaterexam.com/
http://boatingcertificate.com/
http://www.boatingbasicsonline.com/
Boating safety courses
http://www.boatus.org/onlinecourse/
Online courses are available but most are
http://www.americasboatingcourse.com/
not free. The following are a list of approved
http://www.lmservice.org/
and accepted courses.
http://pwcsafetyschool.com/

Frankie Wells of Woodleaf has qualified to compete in Field & Stream’s Total Outdoorsman Challenge Regional
Championship on Saturday at the Country Music Association Festival in
Nashville.
The top three finishers in Nashville
will advance to the Total Outdoorsman’s
final in Springfield, Mo., Sept. 9-11. In
the finals, 16 of the nation’s top outdoorsmen will go head-to-head in seven
outdoor skill challenges that will determine the winner. Events are fly-fishing,
bass fishing, rifle, shotgun, endurance,
archery and ATV handling.
The winner will be declared Field &
Stream’s Total Outdoorsman Champion
and win $25,000 and a trip to the 2010
CMA Awards.
“Total outdoorsmen have been training for this their whole lives,” said Anthony Licata, editor of Field & Stream.
“After the money and great prize package, the real reward for Total Outdoorsmen competitors is the chance to show
their passion and dedication for hunting, fishing and the outdoors.”
Now in its seventh year, the Field &
Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
presented by Mobil 1 is widely celebrated as the country’s premier competition
for sportsmen. Competitors in the
Nashville event garnered their invitation to the regional competition after
competing in local qualifier events held
at Bass Pro Shops around the country.
In April, thousands of outdoorsmen vied
for the chance to compete at one of the
four regional qualifying events held this
June. Of those, only 200 scored well
enough to continue on, representing the
best of the best outdoorsmen in the
country.
Those who were unable to attend a
local qualifier event still have a shot at
going to the Championship: Field &
Stream is accepting submissions
through July 5 for a sole “wildcard”
competitor from online entries at
www.totaloutdoorsmanchallenge.com.

Wildlife in North
Carolina magazine
looking for your best
outdoors photos
RALEIGH — Wildlife in North Carolina magazine is welcomes entries for
its sixth annual nature and wildlife photo competition.
“Last year, we received more than
8,800 entries — by far our most ever,
and almost too many for our staff to handle,” said Greg Jenkins, editor of the national-award-winning monthly. “In response, we are reducing the number of
photos that an individual can enter in a
single category from three to two.”
Founding partner, the N.C. Museum
of Natural Sciences, returns as a cosponsor, as does the N.C. Division of
Parks and Recreation. Great Outdoor
Provision Co. returns as a corporate
sponsor. Another important co-sponsor
returning for the second year is UNCTV, with entertaining and educational
programming about the state’s wonderful natural resources.
“These sponsors are valuable resources on so many levels,” Jenkins said.
“The museum is a fantastic place to
learn about the state’s wildlife and habitats. Our outstanding state parks are ideal places for photography, and park
rangers can give photographers expert
advice on the best subjects and the best
times and places to get that ideal image.”
All winners will be published in the
January 2011 issue of Wildlife in North
Carolina magazine, with the grand prize
appearing as the cover illustration.
Thanks to exhibition sponsor, JW Photo
Labs of Raleigh, the winners will be exhibited at the Museum of Natural Sciences and at other science museums and
wildlife education centers across the
state in 2011.
The deadline for entry is Sept. 1.
Rules, more information and entry
forms
are
available
at
www.ncwildlife.org.
Since 1947, the North Carolina
Wildlife Resources Commission has
been dedicated to the conservation and
sustainability of the state's fish and
wildlife resources through research, scientific management, wise use, and public input. The Commission is the state
regulatory agency responsible for the
enforcement of fishing, hunting, trapping and boating laws and provides programs and opportunities for wildlife-related educational, recreational and
sporting activities. To learn more, visit
www.ncwildlife.org.

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Paternity shock haunts father
mother had the affair, and I am
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man my biological father was.
I am debating whether I
should tell my grown children
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your life, certainly if it is causing you ongoing angst. They
may assist you in trying to
track down other biological
family members, if you choose
to do this (it should be your
choice to make). This journey
could lead all of you in fascinating directions.
A therapist could help guide
you through this. You should
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like your opinion on sleeping
arrangements at a resort.
A two-bedroom unit is being
rented. Each room has a queensize bed.
Is it appropriate for a 16year-old girl and her 14-yearold brother to share a bed, especially when other arrangements are possible?
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room for a small fee each
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s it time to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach to licensing young drivers?
Some in Congress think so. Senate and
House proposals would raise the minimum
unrestricted driving age to 18 and require
all states to follow the same licensing guidelines or risk losing federal road funds. Proponents say this would reduce teen highway
deaths, while imposing uniformity on regulations that vary from state to state.
Reducing teen accidents is an urgent goal.
In 2008, 2,684 drivers aged 16 to 20 died in
traffic accidents nationwide, according to the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It’s hard to dispute the argument that
raising the age limit to 18 would almost certainly reduce that toll — just as raising the
age limit to 19 or 21 would decrease it even
more. But Congress should delay heading
down this road, lest it create more unnecessary bureaucracy to coerce states into adopting legislation similar to what many are already moving toward on their own.
For starters, let’s note that age alone
doesn’t offer accident immunity. A 17-yearold who has completed a driver safety
course, with a year or more of supervised
experience behind the wheel, is likely to be
a safer driver than an 18-year-old who lacks
such training or is less mature. Also, North
Carolina and other states have already
adopted graduated licensing programs that
restrict the hours that 16-year-olds can
drive, as well as the young passengers that
can accompany them. Those measures are
helping to save lives, which is why states
have embraced them without threat of federal sanctions. In fact, the success of those
programs is part of the impetus behind the
move to impose federal regulations.
It’s also worth noting that a societal shift
appears to be under way in which the driver’s license is losing its luster as a rite of
passage for 16-year-olds. As reported earlier this year, federal data shows that only 30
percent of 16-year-olds got licenses in 2008,
compared with 44.7 percent in 1988. While
it’s too early to proclaim this a longterm
trend, the driving age does show signs of
shifting on its own. This could be the result
of several factors, including the graduated
licensing requirements that make it harder
to obtain a license. With the economic uncertaintly, some families also may be reluctant to add young drivers to their insurance
policies or spend money on an additional vehicle. Meanwhile, the growth of social media
means teens have more options for virtual
mobility without the use of vehicles.
Reducing the accident rate for teen drivers should be a national priority. However,
it’s one that can be accomplished through
the efforts of individual states, without federal legislation. What works in Massachusetts may not fit Montana. For teen drivers,
the best defense is graduated licensing,
driver safety courses and many miles of supervised experience behind the wheel.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get
you in trouble.”
— Frank Tyger

Moderately confused

ASHINGTON — When a long-ago
South Carolina legislator described his state as “too small to
be a republic and too large to be an insane
asylum,” he might have added, “but just
perfect for a bordello!”
Perhaps it is the humidity. Throw in a
cocktail, stir with human
nature, and you’ve got that
ol’ fleeting magic.
But what’s with all these
kissy-boys spilling the
beans on their paramours?
Whither chivalry? Whither,
alas, manliness?
The women in these romantic imbroglios are steel
magnolias to the weeping
KATHLEEN willows of their undoubtedPARKER
ly regrettable (and perhaps
forgettable) dalliances.
No one needs to be reminded of Gov.
Mark Sanford’s tearful confession of infidelity with his Argentine soul mate. Nowex-wife Jenny Sanford has turned his betrayal into a cottage industry of feminine
empowerment. She’s written a book, appeared on talk shows and become the ex
officio leading lady of the tragedy formerly known as victimhood.
I am woman, hear me call my lawyer.
In a twist that would be ironic if it
weren’t so overpoweringly icky, Sanford
protegee and Jenny favorite-for-governor, Nikki Haley, is essentially being
branded a harlot by two men claiming to
have “known” her. In politics as in love,
timing is everything. These alleged trysts
apparently came to mind just as Haley
was leading the Republican pack in the final countdown to Tuesday’s primary.
Haley, a married mother of two, has
denied the claims of both men. One is for-

mer Haley political consultant Will Folks,
who for a time was also Governor Sanford’s director of communications. The
other is lobbyist Larry Marchant Jr., who
until recently was working for Lt. Gov.
Andre Bauer, also a contender for the
governorship.
Like Folks, Marchant claims to have
had an “inappropriate physical relationship” with Haley. He felt he had to tell because, oh, he just had to!
Bauer, who paid
Marchant $50,000 in consulting fees (before firing
him), has challenged Haley to a polygraph test to
prove she has been faithful to her husband. Seriously, Mr. Hawthorne?
To outsiders, this is the
sort of delicious material
HALEY
that allows comedy writers to sleep in. To South
Carolinians, these unfolding events are a
blight, a pox, a Deepwater Horizon of
gushing shame.
It bears mentioning that the players in
this little drama are not equals. I’ve
known Folks, a take-no-prisoners political
blogger, for years and take him at his
word when he says that a story was about
to break about his alleged relationship.
Recently married and a new father, he
says he was attempting damage control
when he broke the story himself.
I don’t condone or agree with his decision, but he’s no Marchant, whose earnest
confession reeks of the self-service to
which he has now consigned himself.
I also know Haley and take her at her
word when she denies the allegations. But
let’s get at the deeper truth and ask: Is
this really where we want our politics to

go? Are only perfect people acceptable
for public service? As Bill Bennett once
put it to me: “If perfection is our standard, then no one gets to talk.”
This obsession with people’s personal
lives, including the hand-wringing analysis of Al and Tipper Gore’s marriage, has
turned us into a nation of purse-lipped old
maids. No offense to purses. I’ve resisted
commenting on the Gores’ decision to split
after 40 years of marriage because, what
possibly could I know? Apologies to the
deeply conflicted, but the Gores’ divorce
has no bearing whatsoever on my life.
I reluctantly decided to weigh in on the
Haley story because therein lie issues of
more general consequence. This isn’t only
politics at its worst. It’s a persecution, a
witch hunt, a political rape.
“All I know to do is fight,” said Haley
by phone Friday. “Just stay strong and
keep a smile on your face. ... I refuse to
let this distract me.”
Of greater personal concern than what
may or may not have happened between
consenting, if misguided, adults is, what
has happened to men? The South has managed through the past 150 years of regional shame to cling to the one admirable
trait of its antebellum past: the Gentle
Man.
He, too, apparently is endangered. With
notable exceptions, the once-honorable
protector of women’s virtue is just another gossip-monger.
Perhaps this is the legacy of our egalitarian times. When men succumb to their
inner Oprah, weeping and telling like
slumber-party girls, it may be time for
the stronger sex to lead.
• • •
Kathleen Parker’s e-mail address is
kathleenparker@washpost.com.

Here’s how
to improve
recycling
BY CLYDE OVERCASH
For the Salisbury Post

O

LETTERS

TO THE

All varieties of farmers
valuable to community
Agriculture is an important industry that
provides the food we eat which gives us energy to work and have fun. Agriculture production happens in many different ways and
takes on many shapes and sizes. I am the
mentor farmer at the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm, the beginning farmer program
that is a partnership between Cabarrus
County government and North Carolina Cooperative Extension with partial funding by
the Cannon Foundation. The program at the
Incubator Farm focuses on organic food
production and strives to teach the most
sustainable methods of farming.
I have been farming organically for over
12 years, and being friendly to our environment without the use of chemicals is important to me. It is farming no different than
our grandparents did. A recent article quoted me as saying “I’m not one of those farmers that just throws out chemicals.” This
comment was taken out of context, and I
apologize for any confusion, frustration or
concern that this article created in the agriculture community here within the county.
The sustainable agriculture program would
not be where it is right now without the support of farmers in the agriculture community, most of whom all employ conventional
production standards. The work they do is
valuable and also needed. We all work very
hard to produce the food needs of our community.
I would personally like to invite any and
all conventional farmers to the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm to share their knowledge with the beginning farmers. This is exactly what I am doing on a daily basis without any compensation. We all need to work
together, and I pledge my support to do so.
— Brad Hinckley

Cabarrus County

Support during a nightmare
My sister, Jill Bullin Feldmeyer, my
brother, Jeff Bullin, and I thank you for all
the love and prayers that have surrounded
us during the nightmare of our parents’
murder.
We especially want to thank Detective
Dangerfield and the team at the Rowan
County Sheriff’s Office for their compassionate competence in solving this case.
We want to say that we do not feel there
is a racial component to their deaths. We
and our parents meet each person as an indi-

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vidual in life, and we believe their deaths
were related to this man’s lack of humanity,
rather than his skin color.
Should you like, please send donations to
the Conover Branch of the Catawba County
Library, PO Box 1299, Conover, N.C., 28613,
or to the library of your choice, as our parents were avid readers and users of the public library.
Alternatively, we ask for contributions to
the NC Victim Assistance Network, PO Box
28557, Raleigh, N.C., 27611-8557.
Flowers may be sent for a memorial service and celebration of life at Rock Barn Golf
and Spa, 3791 Clubhouse Drive, Conover,
N.C., 28613. The service will be held today
(Tuesday) at 4 p.m. with the celebration following from 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.
— Jerri-Anne Barkha
Bullin-McDermith
The writer is the daughter of Jerry and
Jody Bullin, who were found shot to death
last week in Salisbury.

Israel should defend itself
I think Israel is once again being attacked
unjustly. Throughout history, Israel has repeatedly had to defend itself from conspiracies to wipe it off the map. The words of the
King’s edict from long ago are still in effect
today (Esther 8:11).
— Terry Bishop
Marshville

For the record
Regarding the May 27 letter from Elizabeth Landry:
I got my information from a press conference called at the West Point Academy on
Dec. 2, 2009. Thank you for supporting our
troops. I’m a war veteran myself.
— James E. Neely
East Spencer

K, it’s like this. There are
two kinds of people —
those who recycle and
those who don’t and never will.
Everybody, rich or poor, pays
a water bill, with or without
added fees or incentives. We use
more, we pay more. As a proponent of recycling for many years,
it is now becoming evident to me
that the city has been covering
up more than garbage in the
landfill. In 1996, when we were
guaranteed an easy practical solution to back-yard pickup, the
cost was $1.44 per month — a flat
fee. Today, the budgeted
$445,000 cost all goes to the city
contractor.
By its own admission, the city
has not reclaimed a single dime
on the sale of recycled materials.
Now, we are cutting back on limb
collection to once a month. What
a mess that will add to the curbside carpet, tires and toilets on
the street corners.
Let’s copy our idol, Greenville,
S.C., which has an award-winning
center where residents can exchange unwanted items.
So, what does it take to make
our good German, Scotch-Irish
citizens change their feeble
minds about recycling? Give
them a good reason or get into
their pocketbooks. Could the program pay for itself or even make
money? Heaven forbid. Let “the
people” do what they will with
their recyclables and save money, not to mention salaries, cost
of bins, trucks, gas, etc. The
city’s $1.1 million deficit would
be abolished in two years.
What is the solution? Simple.
1. Don’t buy or use plastic water bottles, styrofoam cups, “to
go” boxes or “plastic silverware,”
as the fast-food worker called it
recently. Refuse plastic bags.
2. Conserve paper. Stop junk
mail. Sell your own aluminum
and metal. Multiply what you use
daily by the population of little ol’
Salisbury or the whole green
Earth.
3. Continue to pay the rising
city fee hooked onto your water
bill, whether you ever use your
bin or even have one to sit on
your porch for a pot holder or
kitty litter.
4. And the right answer: Reward those who recycle. No recycling fee for simple water users.
Use “pay as you throw” fees or
pay by weight. Make people responsible for the litter in their
lives and what they leave for posterity.
We need creative, cost-effective ideas, not punishment for recycling; not new and higher fees.
Our city’s current policy is outdated, and the increased fees are
unfounded. We already pay too
much. Revolt, rethink, regroup,
but don’t make us not recycle.
• • •
Clyde Overcash lives in Salisbury.

Journalist Helen
Thomas retires amid
uproar over remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Helen Thomas, the opinionated White House correspondent who used her seat in the
front row of history to grill
10 presidents and often exasperate them, lost her storied perch Monday in a flap
over calling on Israelis to get
“out of Palestine.”
Thomas, 89, who made
her name as a bulldog for
United Press International
and was a pioneer for
women in journalism,
abruptly retired as a columnist for Hearst News Service. The announcement, in
a terse statement by Hearst,
came after videotaped remarks she made to an independent filmmaker spread
virally through the Internet.
She apologized, but White
House spokesman Robert
Gibbs denounced her comments as “offensive and reprehensible.” Her press corps
colleagues with the White
House Correspondents Association issued a rare admonishment calling them “indefensible.”
Thomas joined UPI in
1943 and began covering the
White House for the wire
service in 1960. Fiercely
competitive, she became the
first female White House bureau chief for a wire service
when UPI named her to the
position in 1974. She was
also the first female officer
at the National Press Club,
where women had once been
barred as members.
“Helen was just a vacuum
cleaner about information,”
said author Kay Mills, who
took dictation from Thomas
as a young UPI staffer and
wrote “A Place in the News:
From the Women’s Pages to
the Front Page.”

3 dead, others
injured after natural
gas line explodes
CLEBURNE, Texas (AP)
— Officials say three people
have been killed and several others injured after a natural gas line exploded in rural north Texas.
Officials say workers apparently hit the underground line south of Dallas
while digging on Monday.
Johnson County Emergency Management Coordinator Jack Snow says about
six people were transported
by air or ground ambulance
to hospitals.
Laura Harlin is a resident
of nearby Granbury and she

says the explosion made a
“huge rumbling” and sounded like a tornado even from
eight miles away.
The explosion caused a
massive fire that sent orange flames and black
smoke streaming into the
air.

Intent of men who
aimed to join
terrorists was clear
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) —
Two New Jersey men accused of trying to join a terrorist group in Somalia intended to commit acts of violence even though their
plans appeared haphazard, a
federal prosecutor said Monday.
“Sophistication is not a
measure of danger,” U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.
“Their intentions were described pretty clearly. They
were watching certain
videos and interested in
what certain people were
saying and advocating.”
Mohamed
Mahmood
Alessa and Carlos Eduardo
Almonte made their first
court appearance Monday in
Newark.
Alessa, 20, and Almonte,
24, were arrested Saturday
night at New York’s
Kennedy Airport as they
prepared to fly to Egypt and
then to Somalia, authorities
said. They are charged with
conspiring to kill, maim and
kidnap persons outside the
United States by joining alShabab, a group designated
by the U.S. in 2008 as a terrorist organization.
Alessa and Almonte appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Cox
Arleo on Monday with their
hands and feet shackled.
Both have dark curly hair
and beards. Alessa had several cuts and bruises on his
forehead.

Apple says iPhone
will be thinner, have
higher-res screen
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
The next iPhone comes out
June 24 and will have a higher-resolution screen, longer
battery life and thinner design.
CEO Steve Jobs opened
Apple Inc.’s annual conference for software developers Monday by demonstrating the iPhone 4, which will
cost $199 or $299 in the U.S.
with a two-year AT&T contract, depending on the capacity. The iPhone 3GS,
which debuted last year, will
still be available, for $99.

Some of the mystery surrounding Apple’s latest creation had been punctured in
April, when the tech blog
Gizmodo bought a lost
iPhone prototype for $5,000
and posted pictures of the
unit. Apple demanded it
back, and authorities have
been investigating whether
a Gizmodo editor broke any
laws.
“Stop me if you’ve already seen this,” Jobs said
Monday as he started his
demo.
The iPhone 4 is sleeker
and more advanced than the
original iPhone that came
out in 2007. Like the iPhone
3GS, it comes in black or
white, though it has a more
angular look. Its front and
back are covered with glass,
and it is rimmed with stainless steel that acts as part of
the phone’s antenna.

Clam boat pulls up
canisters off NY,
crew sickened
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S.
Coast Guard says a Massachusetts-based fishing boat
dredging for clams off New
York has pulled up 10 canisters, including one that broke
open and caused two crew
members to experience blistering and difficulty breathing.
The Coast Guard says the
two crew members from the
ESS Pursuit were taken to St.
Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, Mass. One has been
transferred to Massachusetts
General Hospital, and the other has been released.
The Coast Guard says it
was not immediately clear
what chemical was involved,
but authorities were investigating. The agency issued a
rare order to the vessel to return to the New Bedford port
Monday. The canisters were
dropped back into the ocean.
Officials are working to
decontaminate the vessel and
its four other crew members
and to clearly mark the area
south of Long Island where
the containers were found.

Progressive leaders
upset with
White House
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Progressive activists who
helped elect Barack Obama
president complained Monday that the administration
and congressional Democrats have been too timid and
too willing to compromise.
Even though Obama’s
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— passed without a single
Republican vote, progressive leaders who gathered in
Washington criticized the
president for failing to create a government-run insurance option to compete with
private industry.
They faulted Obama for
the ongoing wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan, the slow pace
in repealing the ban on gays
serving in the military and
last year’s economic stimulus package, which they described as inadequate at
$787 billion. They also criticized his handling of the
Gulf oil spill.
“The White House has
been an uncertain trumpet,”
said Robert Borosage, a codirector of the Campaign for
America’s Future, a progressive organization. “The
administration’s reforms
were too often too timid
from the start and too readily compromised along the
way.”
Although leaders still
spoke with admiration for
Obama, it was clear he’s not
as popular with unions, bloggers and other progressives.

Chrysler recalls
almost 700,000
Jeeps, minivans
DETROIT
(AP)
—
Chrysler is recalling almost
600,000 minivans and Jeep
Wranglers in the United
States and another 100,000
elsewhere because of brake
or wiring problems that
could create safety problems, the company and federal regulators said Monday.
Chrysler said it is recalling 288,968 Jeep Wranglers
from the 2006 through 2010
model years due to a potential brake fluid leak.
It also is recalling 284,831
Dodge Grand Caravan and
Chrysler Town & Country

minivans from the 2008 and
2009 model years because a
wiring problem can cause a
fire inside the sliding doors.
Another 76,430 Wranglers and 34,143 minivans
are being recalled in Canada, Mexico and other international markets, Chrysler
said.
Neither problem has
caused any crashes or injuries, Chrysler Group LLC
said.

U.S. military in Iraq
detains soldier linked
to leaked video
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Army has detained a 22year-old soldier in Baghdad
in connection with the leak
of a military video that
shows Apache helicopters
gunning down unarmed
men in Iraq, including two
journalists, defense officials said Monday.
Army Spc. Bradley Manning of Potomac, Md., now
being held in Kuwait pending the results of an investigation, was the third suspected leaker known to
have been apprehended under the Obama administration.
“This is a startling pattern for anyone who’s been
watching the field for a
while,” said Steven Aftergood, a director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of
American Scientists.
“It certainly shows that
this administration is aggressively pursuing leakers” and that “there is essentially zero tolerance for
public disclosure of classified information,” he said.
Meanwhile, a convicted
computer hacker from California claimed he alerted
authorities about Manning
after meeting him online,
calling the young military
analyst “a good kid who got
a little mixed up.”

Tips pour in to
officers searching for
missing 7-year-old
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) —
Twenty-two state, local and
federal agencies are following up on more than 1,200
tips in the search for a 7year-old Portland boy who
has been missing for four
days.
Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline Elementary School on Friday. Multnomah County sheriff’s
deputies and volunteers have
been searching the densely
wooded area near the pastoral school since then.
On Monday morning,
deputies and FBI agents posted about 40 yards from the
school stopped approaching
cars and asked passengers
whether they were at the
school Friday and had any information about Kyron.
Multnomah County sheriff’s Capt. Jason Gates described the variety of tips as
“leads that aren’t as exciting,
and other leads that are more
prevalent.”
“We need more,” he said
at a news conference Monday. “Every tip, no matter
how insignificant you think
it is, could be the one we
need.”

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As officials reported a gradual increase in the amount of
oil being captured from the
spewing wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico,
BP PLC said Monday that it
plans next month to replace
the cap collecting the crude
with a slightly bigger device.
The newer cap will “provide a better, tighter fit”
than the current one collecting roughly one-third to
three-fourths of the oil gushing daily from the sea floor,
company spokesman Robert
Wine told The Associated
Press. But it will also allow
the oil now being collected
to again spew out into the
Gulf during the changeover.
The oil began gushing after a BP oil rig explosion
April 20 and recently increased in volume after officials sheared off the top of
the damaged outflow pipe as
part of the latest containment effort. BP believes the
bigger cap will fit over more
of the pipe than the current
cap.
The current device is collecting about 466,200 gallons
of oil per day, Coast Guard
Adm. Thad Allen, the government’s point man for the
oil spill response, said earlier Monday at the White
House. He also elaborated
on comments made over the
weekend that the spill
cleanup would last into fall,
acknowledging the full
process would take much
longer.
“Dealing with the oil spill
on the surface will take a
couple of months,” he said
Monday, but the process of
getting oil out of marshlands
and other habitats “will be
years.”

WASHINGTON — The
anticipation is nearly over.
The 21-year-old with the
fastball that approaches 100
mph and curve that freezes
batters is about to take the
mound in the nation’s capital.
Stephen Strasburg is set to
make his Washington Nationals debut tonight.
Standing room only tickets
went on sale Monday, part of a
rare Nationals Park sellout.

More than
200 requests
for media
credentials
have been
 Nats take
submitted,
Harper with
forcing offitop pick, 4B
cials to turn
a dining area into a work space
to accommodate reporters.
For the Nationals, Strasburg’s major league debut is
best summed up in one word.
Finally.

1B

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Cuthbertson, Barger
excel in Puerto Rico
Staff report

More
inside

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June 8, 2010

SALISBURY POST

Merry ‘Strasmas’
at Nationals Park
BY JOSEPH WHITE

TUESDAY

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington’s Stephen Strasburg will make his MLB debut
tonight when he starts on the mound against Pittsburgh.

A pair of Rowan County
track stars recorded firstplace finishes at the Caribbean
Scholastic Invitational in
Puerto Rico on Saturday.
Teaunna Cuthbertson, the
the sixth North Rowan athlete
to compete outside the continental United States, and West
Rowan’s Daishion Barger
were part of a 28-person
National Scholastic Sports
Foundation team.
Cuthbertson won the girls
long jump, finished second in

CUTHBERTSON BARGER
the triple jump and placed
fifth in the 100-meter hurdles.
Barger won the boys
110-meter hurdles.

See PUERTO RICO, 3B

LOCAL BASEBALL

Wagner
among
all-stars

May’s hit
salvages
victory
BY MIKE LONDON

mlondon@salisburypost.com

Staff report

KANNAPOLIS — Bloops
fell safely
Kannapolis 10 and liners
Stanly
9 w e r e
c a u g h t
during Kannapolis’ zany 10-9
victory against Stanly County
at Veterans Field on Monday.
Kannapolis’ Dylan May
drove a ball
about 370 feet
to center field
for an out in
the third. In
the eighth, he
knocked in
the winning
run with an
opposite-field
MAY
blooper
to
shallow left.
“I was just trying to avoid
going deep in the count, and I
didn’t hit it good at all,” May
said. “But it felt great to win.
It’s better to play bad and win
than to play great and lose.”
Kannapolis second baseman Wes Honeycutt had a
similar experience. He went
4-for-5 with a bunch of bouncing singles, but the one ball he
drilled was an easy double
play for Stanly (6-3, 4-3).
“My thing is to put the ball
in play, and I put some balls
where they couldn’t make the
play,” Honeycutt said. “Then
the one ball I hit on the nose
gives them two outs.”
Kannapolis (5-6, 4-4) had
mental lapses and made five
errors, but it continued its
surge into the top half of the
Area III Southern Division
standings.
“All we’ve been preaching
is find a way to win,”
Kannapolis coach Matt Stack
said. “Stanly can swing it, and
we didn’t make the routine
plays we really have to make.
But we still found a way.”
Kannapolis had Northwest
Cabarrus lefty Taylor West
on the mound, but West was
fighting sickness and didn’t
have the sort of stuff he had
when he struck out 12 East
Rowan hitters in the fourth
round of the 3A playoffs.
He exited after four innings and six Stanly runs, including a bomb to right field
by masher Corey Dick.
Kannapolis’ defense stabilized behind A.L. Brown freshman Nathaniel Sexton, who
survived the fifth and sixth.
He gave Stack a chance to
turn things over to relievers
Zach Jones, who won it, and
Kevin Hamilton, who earned
a save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Kannapolis weathered a
disastrous bottom of the
first.
Stanly starting pitcher
Jordan Hildreth faced only
two batters before moving to
shortstop. Both those batters
reached. Then Dick took the
mound and walked May to
load the bases with none out.

Five members of the
K a n napolis Intimidators,
including South Rowan High
School graduate Daniel
Wagner, were named South
Atlantic League all-stars.
Five players tied for the
most selected in the Northern
Division.
First baseman Ian Gac will
start alongside Wagner,
a
second
baseman.
Outfielder
Kyle Colligan
and
two
pitchers —
Brandon
Kloess and
Joe Serafin
— will also WAGNER
represent the
Intimidators on June 22 at
Flour Field in Greenville, S.C.
Wagner, a Kannapolis resident, has earned his first professional all-star nod. He is
hitting .282 with a team-leading 16 stolen bases this season.
Wagner has the top batting
average among second basemen in the Northern Division
and ranks second in RBIs (23).
He has also played well defensively at second base.
Gac, in his first season with
the Chicago White Sox organization, is hitting .278 with a
team-leading 11 home runs
and 41 RBIs. He is one behind
the league leader in home
runs, fourth in the league in
slugging percentage (.526) and
second in extra-base hits (30).
Gac has been named an allstar three times before in his
professional career: Midwest
League (midseason and postseason in 2008) and Hawaiian
Winter Baseball League (2007).
Colligan will be making his
first professional all-star
game appearance as a utility
outfielder. He leads the Intimidators in batting average
(.299), on-base percentage
(.381) and runs scored (31).
Colligan is 13-for-25 in his
last seven games.
Kloess, the Kannapolis
closer, will make his first allstar game appearance. He has
allowed three runs in 29 1⁄3
innings for a 0.92 ERA.
He went the entire month
of May without allowing a run
and has struck out 37 batters
while walking five this season.
Kloess leads the Intimidators with five saves. He is
fourth among relievers in the
league in strikeouts per nine
innings, has the fourth-lowest
walk total per nine innings and
has allowed the fifth-fewest
baserunners per nine innings.
Serafin is also making his
first all-star appearance. He
is tied for the team lead in
wins with five and has a teamlow 3.55 ERA among the starting pitchers. He has induced
the most groundball double
plays in the South Atlantic
League with 11, including five
in one outing.

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East Rowan’s Will Sapp (5) hugs shortstop Preston Troutman following the decisive win over Wilson Hunt on Saturday.

Strong finish for Sapp
Center fielder
named MVP
of title series
BY BRET STRELOW

bstrelow@salisburypost.com

Center fielder Will Sapp
robbed opponents of home
runs, and he even hit a few
during East Rowan’s run to
the 3A state championship.
One of many unheralded
commodities on a team with
only two starters returning
for coach Brian Hightower,
Sapp was named the series
MVP following East’s sweep
of Wilson Hunt at Five
County Stadium in Zebulon.
“I really didn’t know
what to expect out of this
year since we lost so many
seniors,” Sapp said. “I never thought I’d make it this
far or be MVP of the state
championship, but I worked
hard all year. I lifted and
ran, did all the things Coach
Hightower told me to do. I

JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST

East’s Will Sapp (facing camera) reacts after being named MVP of the state title series.
guess it worked out.”
Noah Holmes and Preston
Troutman, who participated
in the 2008 championship
series that concluded with a
Rocky Mount victory, were
key figures last year as the

Mustangs reached the fourth
round of the playoffs before
falling to eventual champion
Lake Norman.
Holmes and Troutman
were part of a five-man senior class this year. Sapp was

one of six juniors, and the
final roster included eight
sophomores.
East won its last 13 games
and finished 31-2.

Transactions
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP
Jonathan Papelbon on the bereavement
list. Activated RHP Boof Bonser from Pawtucket (IL).
CLEVELAND INDIANS—Activated INF
Andy Marte from the 15-day DL. Optioned
OF Matt LaPorta to Columbus (IL).
SEATTLE MARINERS—Placed DH
Mike Sweeney on the 15-day DL. Recalled
INF Mike Carp from Tacoma (PCL).
National League
MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Released
RHP Jeff Suppan.
Eastern League
READING PHILLIES—Announced RHP
Phillippe Aumont was assigned to Clearwater (FSL) and RHP Ty Taubenheim was
assigned to the team from Williamsport
(New York-Penn).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
SAN DIEGO CHARGER—Signed WR
Malcom Floyd to a one-year contract tender.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Traded WR
Isaac Bruce to St. Louis Rams.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed
WR David Ball.
United Football League
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN LIONS—
Signed QB Daunte Culpepper.

SALISBURY POST

Intimidators lose twin bill on the road
From staff reports

The Kannapolis Intimidators
were swept by the Savannah
Sand Gnats in a doubleheader
in Savannah on Monday.
Kannapolis dropped the first
game 4-3 in 11 innings and lost
7-1 in the nightcap.
Brady Shoemaker had a
homer to dead center and an
RBI single for a 2-0 lead in the
opener, but the Intimidators
couldn’t hold it.
Alonzo Harris’ two-run triple
tied the game for Savannah.
Shoemaker put Kannapolis
back on top in the 11th with a
run-scoring double, but the
Sand Gnats scored two in the
bottom half.
Pedro Zapata’s bases-clearing double in the fourth sunk
Kannapolis in the second game.

Ian Gac’s solo homer accounted for Kannapolis’ lone
run.
The teams play again
tonight.
 The Chicago White Sox
drafted Chris Sale, a left-handed pitcher from Florida Gulf
Coast in the first round.

 American Legion
South Rowan travels to Stanly County tonight for a makeup
game that highlights a limited
American Legion schedule.
South is off to an 8-1 start
and is 4-0 in the league.
 Rowan is off tonight and
returns to action on Wednesday
at Newman Park against Lexington.
 Kannapolis plays at
Mocksville on Wednesday.

 GARS outing

The cost is $350 per team for
a 10-week season. Contact KenSixty-six GARS members ny Seagle for more information
played with a captain’s choice at 704-636-0111, ext. 223.
format at Corbin Hills on Monday.
 Catawba football
The team of Ralph Brown,
The Catawba Football Camp
Boyce Caudle, Sam Nash and
Carl Satterwhite shot minus-10 for ages 7-rising seniors is set
to win. Four teams tied for sec- for July 18-20.
Contact assistant coach Todd
ond at minus-8.
Jay Boyce won closest to the McComb at 704-637-4733 (ofpin on No. 2, while Bill Hath- fice) or 704-645-4506 (fax).
cock won honors on No. 5.
Larry Luther won longest  Carson girls camp
putt on No. 9.
Carson will be holding a
girls basketball camp for
 YMCA hoops
grades 3-8 (rising) on June 14The Hurley Family YMCA is 17 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
accepting registrations for an
The cost is $50.
adult open basketball league to
Contact Brooke Misenbe played on Sunday afternoons heimer at 704-855-5034 for more
beginning July 11.
information.

CHARLOTTE — Larry
Brown is putting potential draft
picks through workouts. The
general manager is chatting
with Brown regularly to discuss
shaping the roster for next season.
Everyone is acting as if
Brown will be back for a third
season with the Charlotte Bobcats. The Hall of Fame coach
just won’t say it definitively and
end all the speculation.
Three days after declining to
speak to reporters, Brown
chose his words carefully after
Monday’s pre-draft workout.
Has he decided on whether
he’s returning?
“I’m here coaching,” Brown
replied. “Obviously, I’m under
contract and doing my job.”
So it’s settled that he’s coming back?
“I’m here. If I wasn’t here,
it’d be another thing,” answered
Brown.
Brown then backed away
from the circle of reporters and

ended the interview. It was another bizarre twist in a twomonth stretch of uncertainty
surrounding the Michael Jordan-owned Bobcats and the
well-traveled Brown, in his 13th
pro or college head coaching
job.
Brown, who turns 70 in September, said after the Bobcats
were swept by Orlando in the
first round of the playoffs that
he missed being away from his
wife and teenage children in
suburban Philadelphia and hadn’t decided whether he’d be
back despite having two years
left on his contract.
He insisted, though, that he
wouldn’t coach for anybody other than Jordan. While that hasn’t stopped rampant speculation
of Brown bolting for another
job, Bobcats GM Rod Higgins
is working under the assumption that Brown will be on Charlotte’s bench this fall — even if
Brown hasn’t made his plans
clear to management.
“If you watched the watched
the workouts today and you
watched the guy that was run-

ning the workouts, it was the
coach that we’ve had the last
two years,” Higgins said. “The
situation is kind of status quo.”
“Larry has been here and
I’ve talked to Larry over the last
three weeks practically every
day in terms of how we improve
our roster, what-if scenarios if
we get into the draft, how we
venture going forward and improving our roster,” Higgins
said. “Those are the kind of conversations we’ve been having.”
The Bobcats are in a difficult
spot with several key decisions
that must be made in the next
month — with Brown expected
to have significant input.
Higgins called point guard
Raymond Felton’s impending
free agency a “delicate subject.” Felton, the No. 5 pick in
the 2005 draft, improved this
season before struggling in the
playoffs. Felton turned down a
long-term deal last summer,
and Charlotte is close to the luxury tax, a figure Jordan has said
the Bobcats won’t go over.
“We’ve always maintained
an interest in Raymond and

we’ve always expressed how
much we like Raymond,” Higgins said. “But it’s a different
landscape than it was probably
in July.”
Higgins was more definitive
with impending restricted free
agent Tyrus Thomas, saying
they’re leaning toward making
him a one-year qualifying offer
of more than $6 million.
“Tyrus, when we traded for
him, he’s a guy that we envisioned going long-term with,”
Higgins said.
Higgins has also had “fruitful
conversations” with teams looking to unload second-round picks,
which is why Charlotte is working out prospects despite not having a pick in the June 24 draft.
It’s also why Brown has been
working despite failing to fully
commit to next season.
“You can’t really get caught
up in that part,” Higgins said of
Brown’s indecision. “I think you
have to continue to communicate with each other. And there
hasn’t been anything that has
been different. ... I can’t afford
to read a whole lot into it.”

Coastal Carolina advances to face Gamecocks
ing released from his Duke scholarship
at his request.
The 6-foot-6 Felix, from College of
Southern Idaho, had been the first junior
college recruit to sign with Duke in Mike
Krzyzewski’s tenure as coach of the Blue
Devils.
He signed with Duke in May and asked
for release from his scholarship a few
days later. He told the Arizona Republic
that reports he failed to meet the school’s
academic requirements were untrue.
He said he didn’t think it was the right
decision “in my heart.”

changed their statements during the investigation, the chief overseeing the inMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Rich Witten
vestigation said.
doubled to start the 10th inning and
Delton Police Chief Tom Dorner said
scored on reliever Heath Hembree’s wild
he expects to forward the investigation’s
pitch, giving top-seeded Coastal Carolina
findings to prosecutors by today, but he
the Myrtle Beach Regional title with an
thinks they would have a hard time prov11-10 victory against the College of
ing a case.
Charleston.
“I think it’s going to be a problem
The Chanticleers (55-8) had just esbecause there’s too much information
caped a bases-loaded threat in the bottom
that contradicts between the alleged
of the ninth when Witten tagged one to
victims and the alleged suspect,”
left to start the 10th. He moved to third
Dorner said.
on Adam Rice’s sacrifice and crossed the
Officers were called early Saturday to
plate when Hembree’s pitch went past
a condo in Lake Delton where seven
NASCAR
catcher Rob Kral to the screen.
Packers players were staying during a
LONG POND, Pa. — Apparently Joey
Coastal Carolina, the NCAA tournacharity golf event. The women initially
Logano is right, Kevin Harvick’s wife
ment’s fourth overall seed, advanced to
told investigators they were sexually asdoes wear the firesuit in the family.
host the best-of-three super regional sesaulted by more than one Packer while
A day after Logano sarcastically forries against South Carolina next weekend.
other players held them down.
 AUBURN, Ala. — Kyle Parker hit a
gave the NASCAR veteran following a
After the players were questioned, the
three-run homer and Richie Shaffer had
late-race incident at Pocono by saying
women changed their statements to say
a bases-clearing double to lift Clemson
that his wife DeLana “wears the firesuit
only one person assaulted them, Dorner
past Auburn 13-7.
in the family, tells him what to do,” Desaid Monday. Police cleared six of the
Clemson reached a second straight su- Lana Harvick turned Logano’s slight into seven players of wrongdoing. A seventh
per regional and will face Alabama.
some inspired merchandising.
player whom police declined to identify
 ATLANTA — Jake Smith drove in
Fans can purchase a white T-shirt
and who has not been arrested remains
four runs, reliever Nathan Kilcrease held through Harvick’s website that reads “I
under investigation.
 ST. LOUIS — Isaac Bruce will go out
Georgia Tech scoreless over the final
wear the firesuit in this family” in red with
as a Ram.
five innings and Alabama beat the Yellow Harvick’s “Happy” red logo underneath.
The Rams announced that they have
Jackets 10-8 to win the Atlanta Regional.
The $15 shirt, available in sizes small
 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Branthrough extra large, will be shipped once acquired the four-time Pro Bowl wide reden Kline pitched 5-plus solid innings
ceiver from San Francisco in advance of
received from the manufacturer.
and Virginia got just enough offense in a
a retirement news conference on
DeLana Harvick is a fixture in the
5-3 victory over St. John’s to advance to
Wednesday.
NASCAR garage and is co-owner of the
 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Quarterthe super regional.
couple’s NASCAR Camping World Truck
 CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Miami led
back Daunte Culpepper is still playing
Series and Nationwide Series teams.
Texas A&M 3-2 in the second inning of
professional football, albeit in the United
NBA
the Coral Gables regional final suspendFootball League.
Tom Izzo has another suitor.
ed after a second rain delay.
The 33-year-old Culpepper has signed
Michigan State athletic director Mark
The winner will advance to the super
with the Sacramento Mountain Lions.
Hollis told The Associated Press that the
regional at Florida on Friday.
GOLF
 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Connor HarCleveland Cavaliers are interested in reCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Rose now
rell’s squeeze bunt with one out in the
placing fired coach Mike Brown with Izzo
has plenty of time to celebrate his big
bottom of the 10th inning to lift Vander“There is not a contract offer on the
bilt to a 3-2 win over Louisville.
table,” Hollis said in a telephone interview. win at the Memorial. One day after his
first victory in America, he failed to
The Commodores (45-18) advanced to
“Last week, there was talk that Chicago
qualify for the U.S. Open on Monday.
the super regionals for the second time
and New Jersey were interested. If I was
Major champions Tom Lehman, Davis
and will face Florida State.
anywhere but at Michigan State, I would
 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — TJ Forrest be interested in Tom, too, because he’s the Love III and Ben Curtis led 15 players
pitched into the sixth inning on two days
who earned spots in the U.S. Open, while
best coach in college basketball.”
of rest, and Arkansas advanced to a suThe News-Herald of Willoughby, Ohio, Rose and the youngster he beat at Muirper regional against top-seeded Arizona
field Village — 21-year-old Rickie Fowler
reported Sunday the Cavaliers have
State thanks to a 7-2 win over Washingmade an offer to Izzo, citing an unidenti- — did not.
ton State.
Former PGA champion Shaun Micheel
fied league source.
The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer reported was among 12 players who qualified in
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Monday that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert dis- Memphis. The list includes Paul Goydos.
The presidents of the Mountain West
Scott McCarron and Jarrod Lyle face a
cussed the framework of a deal, worth
Conference decided Monday not to explayoff this morning in Memphis for the
about $6 million a season for up to five
pand the nine-team league at this time.
years, with perks such as using one of his final spot.
 New Baylor president Ken Starr
Brian Davis, who famously called a
private jets.
 NEW ORLEANS — Monty Williams
said he is “cautiously optimistic” and
penalty on himself at Hilton Head in a
has been hired to coach the Hornets and
hopeful that the Big 12 will remain fully
playoff this year, earned a spot at Springwill be introduced at a press conference
intact though he realizes there is an unfield Country Club in Columbus.
settled situation with growing talk of po- today.
Only three spots were available in
tential conference expansions.
Houston, and one of them won’t be going
NFL
to an NFL quarterback. Tony Romo of
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MILWAUKEE — Police don’t plan to
the Dallas Cowboys withdrew early in
TEMPE, Ariz. — Standout junior colrecommend pressing charges against a
the second round after opening with a
lege recruit Carrick Felix has signed a
Green Bay Packers player accused of
quadruple bogey, and rain delays pushed
letter of intent at Arizona State after besexual assault by two women who
the conclusion to today.
Associated Press

LOCAL SPORTS

SALISBURY POST

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 • 3B

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Will Sapp (5), Justin Morris (1) and Avery Rogers (11) join the dogpile that formed near the mound at Five County Stadium following a 15-10 victory against Wilson Hunt.

SAPP
FROM 1B

JON C. LAKEY/SALISBURY POST

East’s team gathers in left field after a playoff win against Northwest Cabarrus.

VICTORY
FROM 1B

But Justin Seager was
picked off second, and West
rapped into a snappy double
play to end the threat.
Kannapolis trailed 3-0 before it tied
the game in
the third. Seager singled in
a run before
Honeycutt
dodged a tag
by catcher
Rusty Hartsell
and
HONEYCUTT
scored on a
groundball.
John Wallace’s sac fly got
Kannapolis even.
Trailing 6-3 in the fourth,
Kannapolis scored on Honeycutt’s double-play grounder
and Seager’s second RBI single of the night.
Kannapolis took the lead
for the first time with a fourrun fifth. The key blow was
Ryan Goodman’s flyball down
the right-field line that fell

safely and transformed a 6-5
deficit into a 7-6 lead.
Kannapolis took a 9-6 lead
to the seventh, but Sexton ran
out of gas. Jerrett Richardson’s RBI single tied it 9-9.
In the Stanly eighth, Matt
Lisk rapped a hit to left field,
but Goodman’s throw to Honeycutt cut him down trying to
stretch his hit into a double.
A wild moment in the bottom of the eighth helped set
up May’s game-deciding hit.
After Honeycutt started
the inning with an infield hit
and stole second, Seager
slapped a groundball to the
right side. He would’ve been
out, but Stanly reliever Matt
Lisk, who was covering first
base, dropped his glove as he
sprinted — and the ball was in
his glove. May followed with
his bloop single to score Honeycutt.
Hartsell nearly tied it for
Stanly in the ninth, but Tanner
Black snagged his long drive
just in front of the 385-foot
sign in center to end it.
“We didn’t have all our
team for a while because
Northwest went deep in the

“It was just incredible,” Sapp
said. “I had a great time playing
with all my friends. Any of them
could have been named MVP because they all had a part in it.
They all had their jobs and did
what they had to do all year long.”
Sapp went 5-for-8 with four runs
and six RBIs in two games against
Hunt, which lost 9-3 on Friday and
15-10 the next afternoon.
He hit a tiebreaking triple in
the fifth inning of the opener and
drilled a three-run homer in the
sixth. Both of his homers in 2010
occurred in East’s final six games.
“I was looking to go middleoppo and try to drive it in the gaps
because I knew if I hit it into that
gap I could be standing on ‘3’
with my speed,” Sapp said. “With
runners on base I was just looking
to get base hits.
“The pitches before (the
homer), I pulled one foul and was
right on it. He just left me one up
and in, and I got the barrel to it. It
just went out.”
Sapp hit two doubles Saturday,
including one that drove in two
teammates while capping an
eight-run top of the first. Hunt
scored six times in its half of the
inning, but East held a 15-7 lead
by the start of the fourth.
The game ended with a flyout
to Wesley LeRoy, and the Mustangs rushed toward the middle
of the infield to celebrate.
“I love doing the dogpile with
everybody,” said Sapp, who hit
.369 for the season and .419 in the
playoffs. “That was probably the
best moment.”
Sapp contributed as a pinchrunner late in the 2009 season and
stole 14 bases this year. His speed,
timely hitting and stellar defense
were critical to East’s title run.
During a 4-2 victory against
Mount Pleasant in the third round,
Troutman and Sapp smacked

playoffs,” Honeycutt said.
“But now we’re a team to be
reckoned with. We played
pretty bad and still won.”
Kannapolis 10, Stanly 9
STANLY

Will Sapp makes a highlight-reel catch in Game 2 against Tuscola.
back-to-back homers in the sixth
inning to break a 1-all tie.
East held on for a 2-1 win over
Northwest Cabarrus in the next
round. Northwest’s Tanner Black
started flying around the bases following a one-out hit in the seventh
inning but was thrown out at third
thanks to a perfect relay involving
Sapp, Troutman and Holmes.
That victory pushed the Mustangs into the best-of-three Western finals, and Tuscola held a 3-0
advantage in the fourth inning of
Game 1 when Sapp made a leaping catch to keep his team’s deficit
manageable. A sixth-inning explosion lifted East to a 5-3 win.
Sapp made his most memorable
catch the next afternoon.
With the Mountaineers leading
5-4, Walton Shepherd opened the
bottom of the fourth inning with
a long drive to center. Sapp raced
back, ascended the outfield hill
that’s befuddled so many visiting
defenders and found the fence. He
then looked up and moved sideways
while locating the ball in mid-air.
“I just got great jumps on the
ball because I was so focused in,”
Sapp said. “On that play I went up

PUERTO RICO
FROM 1B
Cuthbertson had a
winning effort of 5.45
meters (or 17 feet, 10 1⁄2
inches) on her next-to-last
attempt in the long jump.
NSSF teammate Kendell
Williams was second at
5.41 (or 17-9).
Barger won the 110
hurdles with a time of
14.27 seconds. NSSF
teammate David Johnson
was the runner-up at 14.31.
Jessica Caldwell took
first in the triple jump
with a mark of 37-83⁄4, and
Cuthbertson claimed
second at roughly 34-91⁄2.
She had a time of 15.69
i n the 100 hurdles,
which Williams won with
a 13.73.
The New Balance
Nationals, which will be
held June 17-19 at North
Carolina A&T in Greensboro, is the next meet of
note for the area’s top
track standouts.

the hill, I found the fence, then ran
to the spot where the ball was at so
I didn’t have to deal with going up
the hill, finding the fence and finding the ball all at the same time.”
Sapp’s experience enabled him
to know that doing all three of
those things at once is a nearly
impossible task.
“When you run up the hill, your
head starts bobbing up and down,”
Sapp said. “That first step you
kind of go up and lose the ball for
a second when you take that first
step. I went up the hill, then found
the fence and then ran along the
fence so my head wouldn’t be
moving at all.”
A four-run top of the seventh
gave East an 8-5 lead, and Sapp
made another nice running catch
in the bottom half of the inning.
A dogpile formed near the mound
following a flyout to right field,
and the Mustangs were able to
celebrate in the same manner a
week later.
“It was hard to believe that we
won it,” Sapp said, “but we worked
for this all year and it’s what we
were playing for since the beginning of the season.”

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Associated Press

PHOENIX — Stephen
Drew drove in four runs,
Mark Reynolds hit his 13th
home run of the season, and
the Arizona Diamondbacks
beat Atlanta 7-4 on Monday,
the third loss in four games
for the NL East leaders.
Drew had an RBI single in
the first inning and a threerun triple in Arizona’s five-run
fourth.
Derek Lowe (8-5), winner
of his previous three starts,
gave up seven runs and eight
hits in four innings, his shortest outing of the season.
Dan Haren (6-4) got his
first win in four starts, although he was far from his
best. He scattered nine hits
and walked two, allowing three
runs in 5-plus innings. The
Braves stranded 12 runners.
Padres 3, Phillies 1
PHILADELPHIA — Adrian Gonzalez’s first of two solo
homers broke up Cole
Hamels’ bid for a no-hitter
with one out in the seventh,
and Wade LeBlanc pitched
seven impressive innings.
Gonzalez lined an oppositefield shot into the flower bed
just over the left-field wall to
snap a scoreless tie. Scott
Hairston connected three
pitches later for a 2-0 lead.
Hamels gave up three hits
and two runs in eight innings,
losing his third straight start.
Giants 6, Reds 5
CINCINNATI — Juan
Uribe drove in four runs with
singles in the third and seventh, providing the final lead
in a back-and-forth game.
Cubs 6, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Carlos
Silva extended the best start
by a Cubs pitcher in 43 years,
allowing one run over seven
innings, and Ryan Theriot
scored four times for Chicago.
Silva became the first Cubs
starter to go 8-0 since Ken
Holtzman was 9-0 in 1967.
Rockies 5, Astros 1
DENVER — Jason Hammel

pitched 71⁄3 crisp innings and
Clint Barmes had a two-run
double.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Mariners 4, Rangers 2
ARLINGTON, Texas —
Cliff Lee threw a seven-hitter
to help Seattle snap a threegame losing streak.
Lee, who struck out seven
and walked none, didn’t allow
a run until Josh Hamilton’s
one-out RBI single in the ninth.
Red Sox 4, Indians 1
CLEVELAND — Daisuke
Matsuzaka pitched eight
shutout innings for Boston.
Matsuzaka (5-2) gave up
four hits — all singles — and
was never threatened. In the
club’s last nine games outside
Fenway Park, the Red Sox rotation is 8-0 with a 0.70 ERA.
Angels 4, Athletics 2
OAKLAND, Calif. — Bobby
Abreu hit a two-run homer,
Scott Kazmir won for the third
time in four starts and the Los
Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics for their seasonbest sixth straight victory.
Erick Aybar added an RBI
triple as the Angels improved
to 8-1 since Kendry Morales
broke his leg jumping on home
plate in a celebration following
his game-ending grand slam
against Seattle on May 29.
Abreu’s first-inning drive
gave Los Angeles a quick lead
and the Angels only built on it
from there. Manager Mike
Scioscia returned following a
one-game absence for his
daughter’s high school graduation.
Howie Kendrick singled in
a run as the Angels won their
sixth straight in Oakland.
They have outscored the A’s
30-14 in those games.
Kazmir (5-5) gave up a solo
home run to Jake Fox with one
out in the seventh, ending the
pitcher’s scoreless streak in
Oakland at 17 1-3 innings
spanning his last three outings. The left-hander pounded the strike zone to work
ahead in the count much of the
game.

SECAUCUS, N.J. — The
Washington Nationals got their
ace a year ago. Now, they think
they’ve found their slugger.
The Nationals selected
Bryce Harper, a 17-year-old
with prodigious power from the
College of Southern Nevada,
with the No. 1 overall pick in the
baseball draft Monday night.
“It’s what I’ve wanted since
I was 7 years old,” he said.
A year after taking Stephen
Strasburg,
the Nationals
picked Harper, who can
play catcher
but was announced as an
outfielder at
the draft site
at MLB Net- HARPER
work studios
by commissioner Bud Selig.
Nationals general manager
Mike Rizzo envisions Harper
as a No. 3-type power hitter
with a strong arm in right field.
“We’re going to take the
rigor and the pressures of
learning the position, the difficult position of catcher, away
from him,” Rizzo said, “and really let him concentrate on the
offensive part of the game and
let his athleticism take over as
an outfielder.”
Harper hit .443 with 31
home runs and 98 RBIs in his
first college season in a wood
bat league after skipping his
final two years of high school
and getting his GED. He
played against East Rowan
products Trey Holmes and
Zach Smith of Pitt Community
College recently in the National Junior College World Series.
Harper showed solid defensive instincts behind the plate
and called pitches much of the
time, but his path to the majors will be in the outfield.
“I can get better out there,
I think,” Harper said. “Anywhere they need me, I’ll play.
I just want to make it and
we’ll see what happens when
I get there.”
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound
Harper surpassed former big

league pitcher Alex Fernandez,
who went fourth to the Chicago White Sox in 1990, as the
highest-drafted JUCO player.
With the second overall
pick, Pittsburgh selected
hard-throwing Texas high
school right-hander Jameson
Taillon. Baltimore went next
and picked Florida high school
shortstop Manny Machado,
who has drawn comparisons
to Alex Rodriguez.
Cal State Fullerton shortstop Christian Colon went to
Kansas City at No. 4, while
Cleveland took Ole Miss lefthander Drew Pomeranz.
Texas A&M righty Barret
Loux went sixth to Arizona, and
North Carolina right-hander
Matt Harvey was selected by
the New York Mets at No. 7.
After not signing as a thirdround pick of the Angels in
2007, Harvey went 7-2 in both
his freshman and sophomore
years. He was 8-3 with a 3.09
ERA as a junior. He had a career-high strikeouts against
Clemson in April.
Houston took Georgia high
school outfielder Delino
DeShields Jr., son of the former big leaguer of the same
name, eighth. Clemson’s Kyle
Parker, also the quarterback
on the football team, was
taken 26th overall by Colorado.
Harper is expected to seek
a record contract through his
adviser, Scott Boras, who last
year negotiated a recordbreaking four-year, $15.1 million deal with the Nationals
for Strasburg.
The Nationals have through
Aug. 16 to sign Harper, who
has said he has plenty of options, including going back to
Southern Nevada for another
year if negotiations go awry.
“I can’t remember back-toback years where there’s two
players that have separated
themselves from the rest of the
field,” Rizzo said. “In that respect, it is very, very unique. I
think it’s a lucky time to have
two No. 1 picks overall.”
The draft’s first- and supplemental rounds were to be
completed Monday night, with
rounds 2-50 selected over the
next two days.

“I’m looking forward to
that first outing or two being
out of the way,” manager Jim
Riggleman said. “I know the
attention’s not going to go
away completely, but the anticipation of the thing has been
building since the draft — and
before the draft — last year.”
No one’s seen anything
like it. A No. 1 overall pick
who gets sellout, rock-star,
hire-extra-security treatment in minor league cities
such as Harrisburg and
Rochester.
The Nationals are actually having a decent year following back-to-back 100-losses seasons, but everything
they’ve done has been overshadowed by talk about a
player who didn’t have a
locker in the clubhouse,
whose debut against the
Pittsburgh Pirates has been
given its own baseball holiday nickname: “Strasmas.”
“He needs to take a step
back, take a deep breath and
kind of soak in the moment
because you only debut once
in your career. It’s a special
day for him, also,” general
manager Mike Rizzo said.
“We’re looking forward to
getting back into a more normal routine with Stephen
Strasburg as part of the
Washington Nationals.”
That would be just fine
with Strasburg. He has candidly stated on many occasions that his majors debut
has been long overdue.
“I feel like I’ve been

ready,” he said after his last
minor league outing, five
scoreless innings for Triple-A
Syracuse at Buffalo last week.
There’s not much argument there. It was almost cruel to watch Strasburg overwhelm hitters in Double-A
and Triple-A. His combined
stats: 7-2 with a 1.30 ERA with
65 strikeouts and only 13
walks in 551⁄3 innings.
But money trumped wins,
at least this year. Having already invested heavily in the
right-hander from San Diego
State with a record $15.1 million contract over four years,
the Nats wanted to save some
dough down the road by calling Strasburg up after June 1,
thus delaying by one year the
eventual date when he will be
eligible for arbitration.
Strasburg is also looking
forward to normalcy because
he’s not a limelight guy. He
will sometimes let a reporter
know if he doesn’t care for a
question, which can both refreshing and embarrassing.
Strasburg was married in
January, but the Nationals
have already announced that
on Tuesday: “Strasburg’s
family will NOT be available
to media (no exceptions).”
Nationals Park has been
sold out only once so far this
season — on opening day —
but the thought that Strasburg
might pitch drew the season’s
second biggest crowd Friday.
Strasburg’s
thoughts
about it all?
“It’s my major league debut. What more can you say?”
he said. “It’s something I’ve
dreamed about my entire
life, and now it’s starting to
become a reality.”

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persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 8th day of September, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 317
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Troy L. Cunningham to Julie Glenn-Echols, Purser & Glenn, PLLC,
Trustee(s), which was dated May 11, 2009 and recorded on May 19, 2009 in Book
1142 at Page 714, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been
made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and
the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said
Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is
located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for
cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to
wit:
All that certain lot or parcel of land situate in the City of Salisbury, Litaker Township
in the County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being all of Lot 19 of Forrest Brook Subdivision, in the
Township of Litaker, in Rowan County, North Carolina as shown on Final Plat
recorded in Book 9995, page 4028 of the Rowan County Registry. Parcel#:
403D057 BEING the same property conveyed to Troy L. Cunningham from Mike
Moore Construction Co., Inc., by Deed dated February 13, 2004, and recorded on
February 13, 2004, in Book 1000, page 24. The improvement thereon being commonly known as 301 Phillips drive, Salisbury, NC 28146.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 301 Phillip Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third
party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents
(45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash
deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of
the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining
amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to
this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS
WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Troy L. Cunningham. An Order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property
for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a
bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the
loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-06623-FC01, 707432 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60009
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY - 10-SP-346
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dana C. Williams and Eric A. Williams,
dated June 19, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
County, North Carolina, recorded on June 20, 2007, in Book 1097 at Page 212,
and re-recorded on July 9, 2007, in Book 1098 at Page 669; and because of
default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and failure to carry out
and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein and, pursuant to
demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of
Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County
Courthouse, in Salisbury, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the
City of East Spencer, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of realty, lying and being in Salisbury Township, the Town
of East Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina, being more fully described as
follows:
BEGINNING at an iron rebar set on the line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision (as recorded in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of the
Rowan County Register of Deeds Office), said rebar lying in the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street, said rebar being located North 54 deg 27' 10"
East a distance of 20.09 feet from a 1" iron pipe found, the westernmost corner
along the said line between Lots 8 and 9; running thence with said line between
Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the Hamilton Heights Subdivision North 54 deg 27' 10"
West a distance of 144.71 feet to an iron rebar set in the southern margin of a 12
foot alleyway (as shown in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of said Rowan County
Registry); thence with the westerly margin of said alley (said line lying 12 feet west
of an parallel to the southerly line of that property described in Deed Book 741
Page 39, Tract 3 of said Rowan County Registry) South 38 deg 41' 13" East a
distance of 59.99 feet to an iron rebar set in the southerly line of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280 Tract 4 of said Rowan County" Registry;
said rebar lying South 55 deg 32' 14" West a distance of 20.71 feet from an iron
rebar found; thence with said easterly line of Deed Book 1093 Page 280 Tract 4
South 55 deg 32' 14" West a distance of 145.59 feet to an iron rebar found in the
apparent easterly right-of-way line of Royal Street; thence with the apparent
easterly right-of-way line of Royal Street North 37 deg 59' 35" West a distance of
57.20 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING, containing 0.195 acres
(8490 Sq. Ft.), more or less, being the southeasterly portion of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280, Tract 4 of said Rowan County Registry,
being all of Lot "B" as shown on a survey prepared by Sacks Surveying & Mapping
dated 4 June, 2007 (last revised 12 June, 2007) [job file H:\ROYAL421]
Address of property: 419 Royal Street, East Spencer, NC 28039
Present Record Owners: Dana C. Williams and Eric A. William a/k/a Eric A.
Williams
The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold
for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the
bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and
must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event
that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the
same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the
Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.
The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE
IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special
assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held
open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole
remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to
convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the
validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if
he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return
the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental
Units:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on
or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of
a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement
prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
Dated: May 28, 2010
David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, Attorney at Law
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee
704-442-9500, 939.0000194

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 207
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Jeffrey B. Wallace and Kellie S. Wallace to PRLAP, Inc, Trustee(s), dated
June 20, 2006, and recorded in Book 1068, Page 643, Rowan County Registry,
North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as
Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the
Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed,
the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in
Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and will sell to the
highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: BEGINNING at an
existing iron in the northern margin of the right of way of Lowder Road, from common corner of Lots 17 and 18, thence with the dividing line of said lots, North 83
deg. 25 min. 24 sec. West 547.99 feet to an existing iron; thence North 3 deg. 56
min. 38 sec. East 100.20 feet to an existing iron; thence two lines with Lot 19, (1)
South 83 deg. 07 min. 06 sec. East 220.46 feet to an existing iron and (2) South 83
deg. 35 min. 59 sec. East 335.93 feet to an existing iron on the edge of the right of
way of Lowder Road; thence with the right of way of the road, South 08 deg. 45
min. 00 sec. West 100.02 feet to an existing iron, the point and place of BEGINNING, and being all of Lot 18, 1.260 acres, more or less, As shown upon the map
of the Charles William Rufty property by Hudson and Almond dated July 22, 1968.
The above description is taken from a property survey for Todd W. Graham and
wife, Kara A Graham by Shulenburger Surveying Company dated July 26, 1995.
Said property is commonly known as 6760 Lowder Road, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30,
in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or
fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in
the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or
fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A
deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered
in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to
the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on,
at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all
prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned,
the current owner(s) of the property is/are Jeffrey B. Wallace and Kellie S. Wallace.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued
pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties
in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is
sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of
sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord.
The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant
is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the
termination. ___________________________________
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0813071NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60046

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 1030
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Sherry W Smith and Kevin D Smith, wife and husband to William R
Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated May 23, 2007 and recorded on May 30, 2007
in Book 1095 at Page 402, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having
been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust
and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having
directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for
conducting the sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEGINNING at a nail and cap in the center of State Road No. 2557, C. B. Eagle's
Northwest corner; thence with the center of said road, North 66 degrees 00 minutes West 225 feel to an iron pin in the line of C.B. Eagle; thence three lines with
Eagle as follows: (1) South 18 degrees 22 minutes West 300 feet to an iron pin; (2)
South 66 degrees 00 minutes East 225 feet to an iron pin; and (3) North 18 degrees 22 minutes East 300 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 1.54 acres,
more or less, as shown on map prepared by Hudson and Almond, Surveyors,
February 17, 1978.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 410 Pop Stirewalt Road, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Kevin D. Smith and wife, Sherry W. Smith.
An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental
agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state
that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee
is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but
are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they
believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be
void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-23339-FC01, 703834 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60012

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 321
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pamela M Myers, a single woman to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which
was dated June 17, 2008 and recorded on June 23, 2008 in Book 1124 at Page
284, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the
payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Lisa S. Campbell, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 10, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEING all of Lot 2 containing 0.212 acre more or less as shown upon map of
"Property Survey for Tim Ervin Construction, Inc." as recorded in Book of Maps at
page 4045 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County North Carolina.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 1704 Stokes Ferry Road, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Pamela Moseley Myer. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court
of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,
2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Lisa S. Campbell, Substitute Trustee, PO Box 4006 Wilmington, NC 28406
PHONE: (910) 392-4971 FAX: (910) 392-8051 File No. 09-09540-FC01, 704542
6/1, 06/08/2010

No. 60044

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 566
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Michael E. Eldred aka Michael G. Eldred joined by Susan M. Eldred husband and wife to William R Echols, Trustee(s), which was dated February 22, 2006
and recorded on February 27, 2006 in Book 1059 at Page 103, Rowan County
Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note
thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott,
PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of
the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be
foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse
door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 17, 2010
at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described
property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being all of Lot 1, listed as 2.506 acres from property survey for, "Susan Davis Eldred & hus. Michael Eldred," recorded in Plat Book 9995, Page 5647 of the Rowan
Register of Deeds.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 165 Happy Lake Road, Rockwell, NC 28138.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Michael G. Eldred and wife, Susan M. Eldred. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the
purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior
court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the
property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement
upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon
termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-13933-FC01, 703832 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60048

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 333
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leo David Lemire aka Leo Lemire, separated to Philip R. Mahoney,
Trustee(s), which was dated December 12, 2008 and recorded on May 29, 2009 in
Book 1143 at Page 266, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having
been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust
and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having
directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee
will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for
conducting the sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Being the south portion of Block No. 2 as shown on Map of the A.D. Sechler land
as subdivided by L.A. Corriher and recorded in Book of Maps at Page 344 and
more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point 130 feet South from the
front corners of Lot Numbers 2 and 3; thence a new line, North 84-33 West 300
feet to an iron stake; thence South 08-27 West 270 feet to a stake on the Northwest corner of Lot Number 1; thence with the dividing lines of Lot Numbers 1 and
2, South 84-33 East 300 feet to the East side of Sloop Road; thence with Sloop
Road, North 08-27 East 270 feet to the Beginning.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 460 Sloop Street, China Grove, NC 28023.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Leo David Lemire. An Order for possession of the property may
be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party
or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the
property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the
notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the
landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement,
the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective
date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for
any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons
of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy
petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without
the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party,
the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may
request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-07383-FC01, 707417 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60045

AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 09 SP 556
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Barry Wayne Linker and wife Kathy H. Linker to Stahle Linn, Trustee(s),
which was dated May 30, 1986 and recorded on May 30, 1986 in Book 417 at
Page 194, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
Beginning at an existing iron pipe in the Southern margin of a 30-foot private road,
being the Larry Kesler Northwestern corner; thence with Kesler South 0 degrees
55 minutes 21 seconds East 941.36 feet to a stake, a corner of Anthony P. Brown;
thence with Brown South 77 degrees 26 minutes 20 seconds West 230.65 feet to a
stake, the Southeastern corner of Everette C. Brown; thence North 0 degrees 52
minutes 08 seconds West 990.89 feet to a stake in the Southern margin of a 30foot private road; thence with the Southern margin of a 30-foot private road North
89 degrees 50 minutes 30 seconds East 225 fee to the point of BEGINNING, containing 5 acres, the above description being per the survey of Shulenburger Surveying Company, dated May 8, 1986.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 575 Rhododendron Drive, Salisbury, NC
28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Barry Wayne Linker. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court
of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1,
2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable
to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is
the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not
limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and
reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the
sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe
the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void
and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-09472-FC01, 703833 6/8, 06/15/2010

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No. 60051

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 201
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Larry W. Miller and Sandra C. Miller to Atlas Title Agency of North Carolina, Trustee(s), dated October 24, 2008, and recorded in Book 1132, Page 332,
Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment
of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having
been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the
holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of
Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the
Courthouse Door in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010,
and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit:
All that parcel of land in City of Spencer, Rowan County, State of North Carolina,
as more fully described in Deed Book 1107, Page 957, ID# 035 071, being known
and designated as metes and bounds property. By fee simple deed from Larry W.
Miller, Joined by his spouse and Sandra C. Miller as set forth in Book 1107, Page
957 dated 10/23/2007 and recorded 11/01/2007, Rowan County records, State of
North Carolina. Property Address is as follows: 400 N. Yadkin Avenue Spencer,
NC 28159 Said property is commonly known as 400 N Yadkin Avenue, Spencer,
NC 28159. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S.
105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to
N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00),
whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred
Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale
and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the
statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and
owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered
for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations
of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale
is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer
taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief
of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Larry W. Miller and
Sandra C. Miller. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the
effective date of the termination. ___________________________________
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1001409NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010

No. 60013

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 72
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Edward J. Miller, III and Kimberly Michelle Russ Miller, husband and wife
to Southland Associates, Inc. Trustee(s), which was dated November 25, 2003 and
recorded on December 1, 2004 in Book 1023 at Page 973, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby
secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note
evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the
county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on June 10, 2010 at
10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
1st TRACT: Lying and being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being Lot 1
as shown upon a survey entitled "A Division of Tract 'B'" prepared for Edward J.
Miller, Jr. and wife, Amy S. Miller by Zackie L. Moore, PLS dated 9-03-03 which is
attached to the deed recorded in Book 992 at page 402 and hereby incorporated
by reference. This conveyance is made with the right of ingress, egress, and
regress over and upon the "new 38' and the 30' non-exclusive easements as
shown upon the above described survey which is attached to the deed recorded in
Book 992, page 402 and hereby incorporated by reference. 2nd TRACT: Lying
and being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being a 40-foot non-exclusive
easement and right-of-way for the purpose of ingress, egress, and regress from Arcadia Road (SR # 2644) to the property of Edward J. Miller, Jr.; said easement and
right-of-way having the following described line as its southwestern edge and a line
40 feet northeast of and parallel of said line as its northeast edge: Beginning at a
point in the centerline of Arcadia Road (SR # 2644), a corner of the grantor and
runs thence with the line of the grantor, S. 61-32-40 E., 578.01 feet to a corner of
Edward J. Miller, Jr, as described in Book 756 at page 336. 3rd TRACT: Lying and
being in Litaker Township, Rowan County, and being a 30-foot non-exclusive
easement and right-of-way for the purpose of ingress, egress, and regress running
north and south along the eastern line of Lot # 4 to Lot # 3 connecting to the above
described 40-foot easement and right-of-way as shown upon the survey prepared
by Zackie L. Moore, PLS dated 9-03-03, which is attached to the deed recorded in
Book 992 at page 403 and hereby incorporated by reference.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 1310 Buffalo Creek Lane, China Grove, NC
28023. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of
Forty-Five Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be
required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid
period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to
be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating
to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in,
on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to
all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments,
easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the
current owner(s) of the property is/are Edward J. Miller, III and wife, Kimberly Russ
Miller. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by
the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person
who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed
on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also
state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due
under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the
trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of
the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee.
If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare
the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-19868-FC01, 699834 6/1, 06/08/2010
No. 60008
NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE OF NORTH CAROLINA
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION - ROWAN COUNTY - 07 SP 974
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED
BY JOHN E. LOGAN AND CAROLYN A. LOGAN DATED DECEMBER 27, 2000
AND RECORDED IN BOOK 898 AT PAGE 647 IN THE ROWAN COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA
Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced
deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness
and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned
substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for
cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00 AM
on June 11, 2010 the following described real estate and any other improvements
which may be situated thereon, in Rowan County, North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE IN ROWAN
COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, KNOWN AND DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT
AN EXISTING IRON POST IN MARGIN OF HALL STREET AND CORNER ON
LOT 3 AND RUNS THENCE WITH THE LINE OF LOT 3 NORTH 69 DEGREES 41
MINUTES, EAST 172.71 FEET TO A NEW IRON POST, CORNER OF B. GIBSON; THENCE WITH GIBSON'S LINE SOUTH 25 DEGREES 7 MINUTES EAST
83.88 FEET TO AN EXISTING IRON POST, CORNER ON LOT 5; THENCE WITH
THE LINE OF LOT 5 SOUTH 70 DEGREES 47 MINUTES WEST 174.58 FEET TO
AN EXISTING IRON POST IN THE MARGIN OF HALL STREET; AND RUNS
THENCE WITH THE MARGIN OF HALL STREET NORTH 24 DEGREES 00 MINUTES WEST 80.50 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, AND BEING LOT 4 AS
SHOWN ON THE PROPERTY SURVEY FOR MARVIN WOOD, PREPARED BY
W. HOWARD DORRIS, RLS.
And Being more commonly known as: 227 East Hall Street, East Spencer, NC
28039
The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of
Deeds, is/are John E. Logan and Carolyn A. Logan.
The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale,
transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of
the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors,
attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the
holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to
the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising
out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This
sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the
form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days
for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit
funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will
be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale.
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in
the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agreement upon
10 days written notice to the landlord. You may be liable for rent due under the
agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
The date of this Notice is May 11, 2010.
Grady Ingle, Substitute Trustee
8520 Cliff Cameron Drive, Suite 300, Charlotte, NC 28269
(704) 333-8107
http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/07-93063

TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 â&#x20AC;˘ 9B
No. 60054

No. 60056

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Peggy Owen Smith, 165 Scaley Bark Dr., Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the
said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of September, 2010, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to
said estate are notified to make immediate payment.
This the 27th day of May, 2010.
Robert S. Snyder, Executor of the estate of Peggy Owen Smith, File #10E586, 805 W. Main St.,
Rockwell, NC 28138
No. 60057

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having Qualified as Executor of the Estate of Larry E. Kimmer, 730 Barringer St., Salisbury, NC
28146, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 9th day of September, 2010, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to
said estate are notified to make immediate payment.
This the 2nd day of June, 2010.
Lisa A. Kimmer, Executor of the estate of Larry E. Kimmer, File #10E571, 730 Barringer St., Salisbury, NC 28146
Attorney at Law, James L. Carter, Jr., 129 N. Main St., Salisbury, NC 28144

No. 60055
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ROWAN COUNTY

NOTICE OF SALE
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
BEFORE THE CLERK
10 SP 400

IN RE: BRIAN WILLIAM-HEFLIN DOMKE, FORECLOSURE OF DEED OF TRUST
Dated June 5, 2009, RECORDED IN BOOK 1143, AT PAGE 723, IN THE ROWAN
COUNTY REGISTRY
Under and by virtue of the authority contained in a certain Deed of Trust dated
June 5, 2009, securing a Note and indebtedness of $103,200.00, which was executed by Brian William-Heflin Domke, and which is recorded in Book 1143, at Page 723,
Rowan County Registry, the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee
by instrument recorded in said Registry, default having occurred in the payment of
the Note secured by said Deed of Trust, and at the request of the holder of said Note,
the undersigned Substitute Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of said Deed
of Trust, will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at 1:00 o'clock p.m. on the 17th day of June, 2010, at the Courthouse door in Salisbury,
Rowan County, North Carolina, the real property at 127 E. Steele St. , Salisbury, NC,
28144, which is more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stake at the West corner of the intersection of North Lee Street and
East Boundary or Steele Street, and runs thence with the Southwest side of East
Boundary or Steele Street North 44 deg. West 50 feet to a stake; thence South 46
deg. West 100 feet to a stake; thence South 44 deg. East 50 feet to a stake on the
Northwest side of North Lee Street; thence with the Northwest side of the North Lee
Street, North 46 deg. East 100 feet to the beginning.
The record owner of said property as of a date not more than ten (10) days prior
to the posting of this notice is:
Brian William-Heflin Domke.
Trustee, or Trustee's agent conducting the sale, may begin the sale up to one
hour after the time fixed herein as provided in NCGS 45-21.23. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of
the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007,
may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon ten (10)
days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of
the termination. If you are a tenant and have any questions about your legal rights,
please consult an attorney.
Although not required by statute, any and all bidders and purchasers at sale
should understand that the property described in the subject foreclosure proceeding
may or may not contain a structure of any kind. The Substitute Trustee in this matter
makes no representation or warranty as to the type or existence of a structure situated on the subject property or whether or not said structure has been affixed in any
way. Likewise, Substitute Trustee makes no warranties or representations of any
kind as to whether title to the mobile/manufactured home(s) on the subject property, if
any, has been properly cancelled or whether there are any outstanding liens thereon.
Said property will be sold subject to taxes, assessments, and any superior easements, rights of way, restrictions of record, liens, or other encumbrances prior to the
lien of the deed of trust being foreclosed, said sale to remain open for increased bids
for ten (10) days after report thereof to the Clerk of Superior Court. The Substitute
Trustee may require the high bidder to deposit cash at the sale in an amount equal to
the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or $750.00. If no upset bid is
filed, the balance of the purchase price, less deposit, must be made in cash upon
tender of the deed. Third party purchasers at sale must pay the tax of Forty-Five
Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) as required by NCGS 7A-308(a)
(1).
This the 24th day of May, 2010.
Alan B. Powell, Substitute Trustee
Post Office Box 1550, High Point, NC 27261
(336) 889-7999

No. 60010
NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE
OF REAL PROPERTY - 10-SP-350
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power and authority contained in that certain
Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Dana C. Williams and Eric A. Williams,
dated June 19, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan
County, North Carolina, recorded on June 20, 2007, in Book 1097 at Page 208;
and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness secured thereby and
failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements contained therein
and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by
said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will place for sale, at public
auction, to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at Rowan County
Courthouse, in Salisbury, North Carolina at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 9, 2010,
that parcel of land, including improvements thereon, situated, lying and being in the
City of East Spencer, County of Rowan, State of North Carolina, and being more
particularly described as follows:
417 Royal Street, East Spencer, N.C.
A certain tract or parcel of realty, lying and being in Salisbury Township, the Town
of East Spencer, Rowan County, North Carolina, being more fully described as
follow:
BEGINNING at a iron rebar set on the line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision (as recorded in the Book of Maps, Page 79 of the
Rowan County Register of Deeds Office), said rebar lying in the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street, said rebar being located North 54 deg 27' 10"
East a distance of 20.09 feet from a 1" iron pipe found, the westernmost corner
along the said line between Lots 8 and 9; running thence with the apparent easterly
right-of-way line of Royal Street North 37 deg 59' 35" West a distance of 42.78 feet
to a " smooth steel rod found, the southeasterly corner of that property described
in Deed Book 1072 Page 70 of said Rowan County Registry; thence with easterly
line of Deed Book 1072 Page 70 North 55 deg 32' 21" East a distance of 144.38
feet to an iron rebar set in the southerly margin of a 12 foot alleyway ( as shown in
the Book of Maps, Page 79 of said Rowan County Registry), said rebar lying South
55 deg 32' 21" West a distance of 21.91 feet from a " smooth steel rod found;
thence with the southern margin of said alley (said line lying 12 feet west of an
parallel to the southerly line of that property described in Deed Book 741 Page 39,
Tract 3 of said Rowan County Registry) South 38 deg 41' 13" East a distance of
40.06 feet to an iron rebar set on said line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2, of the
Hamilton Heights Subdivision; thence with said line between Lots 8 and 9, Block 2,
of the Hamilton Heights Subdivision South 54 deg 27' 10" West a distance of
144.71 feet to the POINT AND PLACE OF BEGINNING containing 0.137 acres
(5976 Sq. Ft.), more or less, being the northwesterly portion of that property
described in Deed Book 1093 Page 280, Tract 4 of said Rowan County Registry,
being all of Lot "A" as shown on a survey prepared by Sacks Surveying & Mapping
dated 4 June, 2007 (last revised 12 June, 2007) [job file H:\ROYAL421]
"Subject property is also shown as Lot A on that plat map recorded in Map Book
9995 Page 6109 of the Rowan County Registry."
Address of property: 417 Royal Street, East Spencer, NC 28039
Present Record Owners: Dana C. Williams and Eric A. William a/k/a Eric A.
Williams
The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold
for cash to the highest bidder. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the
bid or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and
must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. In the event
that the Owner and Holder or its intended assignee is exempt from paying the
same, the successful bidder shall be required to pay revenue stamps on the
Trustee's Deed, and any Land Transfer Tax.
The real property hereinabove described is being offered for sale "AS IS, WHERE
IS" and will be sold subject to all superior liens, unpaid taxes, and special
assessments. Other conditions will be announced at the sale. The sale will be held
open for ten (10) days for upset bids as by law required.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole
remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to
convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the
sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee. If the
validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in his sole discretion, if
he believes the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return
the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential With Less Than 15 Rental
Units:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who
occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on
or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the
rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of
a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement
prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy
may have additional rights pursuant to Title VII of 5.896 - Protecting Tenants at
Foreclosure Act which became effective on May 20, 2009.
Dated: May 28, 2010
David A. Simpson, P.C., Substitute Trustee, Attorney at Law
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, Attorneys for the Substitute Trustee
704-442-9500, 939.0000195

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 366
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by James Mervine and Brenda L. Mervine to Trustee Services of Carolina,
Trustee(s), dated March 30, 2005, and recorded in Book 1033, Page 45, Rowan
County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the
note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been
substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of
the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be
foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rowan County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and
will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being
all of Lot 6 of Beagle Club Commons, Phase One, as shown upon the plat recorded in Map Book 9995, at Page 4808, Rowan County Registry. Said property is
commonly known as 1110 Beagle Run, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount
of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part
thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of
Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part
thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five
percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is
greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of
certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered
pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance
AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or
any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens,
unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances
of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current
owner(s) of the property is/are Brenda L Mervine. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of
superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies
the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after
October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that
upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the
rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0936219NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60053
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY - 10 SP 226
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Pablo A. Pleitez aka Pablo Antonio Pleitez-Pleitez, Santos I. Pleitez aka
Santos Isabel Pleitez and Juan Pleitez to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated October
15, 2001, and recorded in Book 0921, Page 0080, Rowan County Registry, North
Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by
the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in
said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds of Rowan County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing
said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Rowan
County, North Carolina, at 10:00AM on June 22, 2010, and will sell to the highest
bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lots Nos. 5, 6
and 7, Block B, of "Cross Heights" by S. Leon Hartley dated May 16, 1960 and
recorded in book of maps, at Page 924 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for
Rowan County, North Carolina. Said property is commonly known as 452 Mirror
Lake Drive, Salisbury, NC 28146. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax,
pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts
fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars
($500.00), whichever is greater. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of
the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately
due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being
offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or
safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for
sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the
knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property
is/are Pablo Antonio Pleitez and Santos Isabel Pleitez. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29
in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk
of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental
agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state
that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.
Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway
Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.1003548NC Publication
Dates: 06/08/2010 & 06/15/2010
No. 60049
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 316
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Billy Y Xiong and May Na Xiong to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was
dated November 14, 2006 and recorded on December 11, 2008 in Book 1082 at
Page 368, Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in
the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of
Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that
the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located,
or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the
sale on June 17, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the
following described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
All that real property situated in the County of Rowan, State of North Carolina: Being the same property conveyed to the grantor by deed recorded 06/28/2005 in
Book 1039, Page 722 Rowan County Registry, to which deed reference is hereby
made for a more particular description of this property. Property Address: 926
North Main Street. Parcel ID: 011-133.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 926 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Billy Xiong. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or
parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement
entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice
of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord.
The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant
is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the
termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason,
the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee,
in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the
court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have
no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 09-25668-FC01, 707399 6/8, 06/15/2010
No. 60011
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
North Carolina, Rowan County - 10 SP 300
Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Stephen R Janvrin to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated September 19, 2008 and recorded on September 24, 2008 in Book 1130 at Page 37,
Rowan County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment
of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock
& Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the
holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of
Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the
courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the
usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on
June 10, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following
described property situated in Rowan County, North Carolina, to wit:
BEING all of Lot 27A, of the revised map of Hickory Cove as recorded in Book of
Maps 9995 at Page 3392, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Rowan County.
Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.
Said property is commonly known as 217 Hickory Lane, Salisbury, NC 28147.
Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five
Cents (45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A
cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the
time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS
IS WHERE IS." There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any
physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to
the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights
of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To
the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of
the property is/are Stephen R. Janvrin. An Order for possession of the property
may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the
party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which
the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental
agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice
to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property
for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a
bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the
loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by
any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have
merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit.
The purchaser will have no further remedy.
Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431
Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX:
(910) 392-8587 File No. 10-02344-FC01, 704551 6/1, 06/08/2010

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When the dummy comes
down and declarer sees he is
in trouble, he should try to
make it as hard as possible for
the defenders to find the
killing defense.
This deal is an example.
How should South plan the
play in four hearts? West leads
the club king: five, two, ace.
South might have rebid
three no-trump. Here, despite
four-card heart support, North
would probably have passed.
(It is usually right to play in a
nine-card major-suit fit, but
that North hand is 4-3-3-3 and
soft, with five points in
quacks.) Note that three notrump has nine top tricks.
Four hearts has those same
nine tricks. A 10th can be established in clubs by leading
toward dummy’s jack. The
snag, of course, is that West
can take his club queen and
shift to a spade, giving the defense four more tricks. However, if you look at the West
hand, he has identical holdings
in spades and diamonds.
Maybe he will switch to the
wrong suit. But he won’t do
that if South immediately
draws trumps. This would allow East to discard the diamond two, discouraging in that
suit. If West is watching, it
would then be easy for him to
find the spade shift.
South must win trick one
and return his remaining club
at trick two, forcing West to
find the right play without the
benefit of a discard from his
partner.
For experts: There is a solution for the defenders. At
trick two, East drops the club

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eight, his highest club asking
for the higher-ranking of the
other two side suits. (If he
wanted a diamond switch, he
would play his four at the second trick.)

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Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 79year-old male who has a
chronic runny nose, diagnosed as vasomotor rhinitis. An ENT
doctor told
me that it is
incurable. I
have tried at
least 10 different nasal
sprays, the
most recent
being ipratDR. PETER ropium bromide. It
GOTT
helped for a
while, but is
no longer effective. Any
suggestions?
Dear Reader: Vasomotor
rhinitis occurs because the
blood vessels in the lining
of the nose swell. This
stimulates the mucous
glands in the nose, resulting in a chronic stuffy/runny nose. While not harmful, the condition can be
extremely annoying.
Causes vary from person to person but can include medications, weather changes, specific foods,
irritants in the air and
chronic health conditions.
Perhaps if we consider
each possibility, we can
zero in on the cause of
your rhinitis.
Medications, including
aspirin, ibuprofen, sedatives, antidepressants and
those taken for hypertension, erectile dysfunction
and oral contraceptives,
can trigger activity. Even
the decongestant nasal
sprays you have tried can
cause negative symptoms.
Changes in temperature

and humidity can cause
nasal membranes to swell,
resulting in a runny nose.
Specific foods, primarily those that are spicy, and
alcoholic beverages, such
as beer and wine, trigger
such activity.
Irritants in the air you
breathe — perfumes, pet
dander, secondhand
smoke, chemicals from a
nearby plant or factory,
dust, flowers in bloom and
a host of other triggers —
can be to blame.
Lastly, medical conditions such as nasal polyps,
middle-ear infections,
stress, hypothyroidism and
hormonal changes can be
to blame.
A physician listening to
the presenting symptoms
will likely make the diagnosis; he or she may have
to rule out the possibility
of allergies through skin or
blood testing. During skin
testing, the skin is exposed
to small amounts of common airborne allergens,
such as those from pollen,
cats, dogs or dust mites.
Blood tests measure the
amount of specific antibodies in the blood. In an attempt to rule out sinus issues, a CT scan, a form of
computerized X-ray, or
nasal endoscopy, accomplished with the assistance
of a fiberoptic camera,
might be ordered.
Treatment will depend
on the severity of symptoms. For some, over-thecounter or prescription decongestants will reduce
congestion and narrow
nasal blood vessels. Nasal
sprays, of which there are

many, include saline, antihistamines, corticosteroids
and decongestants.
Because symptoms can
last a few hours or a few
days, appear almost constantly or are more pronounced at a specific time
of the year, I recommend
the following. Keep a journal of when an attack occurs and what preceded it.
Did you inhale exhaust
fumes while riding behind
a diesel truck on an interstate highway? Did you eat
spicy foods at a luncheon
buffet? Did you have a visitor who smokes? Did you
visit a friend who has a
woodstove for heat? Are
you on a beta-blocker medication for hypertension?
Are there similarities in
conditions that precede
each attack? If so, try to
identify them and then
make further attempts to
avoid the possible trigger(s).

To provide related information, I am sending
you a copy of my Health
Report “Allergies.” Other
readers who would like a
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money order to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092-0167. Be
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Dr. Peter H. Gott is a retired physician and the author of several books, including “Live Longer, Live
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